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'''Umm Badr ''' ( Arabic أم بادر) is a [[town]] in [[North Kurdufan]] in [[Sudan]] at an altitude of 691 meters above sea level (2270 feet). It lies at distance of about 319 kilometers (198 miles) west to the Capital [[Khartoum]]. |
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}}'''Umm Badr ''' ( Arabic أم بادر) is a [[town]] in [[North Kurdufan]] in [[Sudan]] at an altitude of 691 meters above sea level (2270 feet). It lies at distance of about 319 kilometers (198 miles) west to the Capital [[Khartoum]]. |
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Umm Badr is located on the shores of a seasonal lake known as the Lake of Umm Badr, midway from [[Khartoum]] to [[El Fasher]]. The town is a major center for the Kewahla, one of the major [[tribe]]s in Sudan, and is rich in natural resources and mineral such as [[gold]]. |
Umm Badr is located on the shores of a seasonal lake known as the Lake of Umm Badr, midway from [[Khartoum]] to [[El Fasher]]. The town is a major center for the Kewahla, one of the major [[tribe]]s in Sudan, and is rich in natural resources and mineral such as [[gold]]. |
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Dr. Kurt Beck, a [[Germans|German]] [[anthropologist]] and Professor in Bayreuth International School of African Studies, |
Dr. Kurt Beck, a [[Germans|German]] [[anthropologist]] and Professor in Bayreuth International School of African Studies, |
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University of Bayreuth, has settled in Umm Badr for a long time. |
University of Bayreuth, has settled in Umm Badr for a long time.<ref>http://www.bigsas.unbayreuth.de/en/members_of_BIGSAS/senior_fellows/beck_/index.html</ref> The British explorer and writer [[Michael Asher (explorer)|Michael Asher]], author of «A Desert Dies», lived in Umm Bader for some years<ref>^ a b "Michael Asher – Penguin UK Authors – Penguin UK". Penguin.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-01-17</ref> among the Kewahla Arab nomadic and pastoral tribe who zoom the [[desert]] and the [[savanna]] regions in the area. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 00:40, 10 December 2014
Umm Badr
أم بادر | |
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| States of Sudan | North Kurdufan |
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| • Type | Administrative Unit |
| Elevation | 2,270 ft (692 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 12,000 |
Umm Badr ( Arabic أم بادر) is a town in North Kurdufan in Sudan at an altitude of 691 meters above sea level (2270 feet). It lies at distance of about 319 kilometers (198 miles) west to the Capital Khartoum.
Umm Badr is located on the shores of a seasonal lake known as the Lake of Umm Badr, midway from Khartoum to El Fasher. The town is a major center for the Kewahla, one of the major tribes in Sudan, and is rich in natural resources and mineral such as gold.
The town is accommodated with one rural hospital. The nearest international airport is in Al Ubayyid city some 237 kilometers (169 miles) away. There is no railway connections to the town, but some roads are to be found which lead to many major neighboring cities such as Al Nuhud, Hamrat El Sheik, Barah and Al Ubayyid.
The topography of the area is dominated by seasonal wadis and small scattered high rocky mountains, hills and dunes of red sands as well as seasonal vegetation around the wadis during the rainy season. Recently a dam construction has been built to impound rain water. Lake Umm Badr is the main water surface feature in the area.
Dr. Kurt Beck, a German anthropologist and Professor in Bayreuth International School of African Studies, University of Bayreuth, has settled in Umm Badr for a long time.[1] The British explorer and writer Michael Asher, author of «A Desert Dies», lived in Umm Bader for some years[2] among the Kewahla Arab nomadic and pastoral tribe who zoom the desert and the savanna regions in the area.
References
- ^ http://www.bigsas.unbayreuth.de/en/members_of_BIGSAS/senior_fellows/beck_/index.html
- ^ ^ a b "Michael Asher – Penguin UK Authors – Penguin UK". Penguin.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-01-17