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Um Dighena Destination Guide

Discover Um Dighena in Sudan

Um Dighena in the region of Al Jazirah State is a town located in Sudan - some 88 mi or ( 142 km ) South-East of Khartoum , the country's capital .

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Local time in Um Dighena is now 01:38 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Khartoum " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Wad Ra'iyya as Suq, Wad Maknun, Wad Madani, Wad al Hilew, and Singa. When in this area, you might want to check out Wad Ra'iyya as Suq . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Um Dighena ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Gezira Scheme

The Gezira Scheme is one of the largest irrigation projects in the world. It is centered on the Sudanese state of Al Jazirah, just southeast of the confluence of the Blue and White Nile rivers at the city of Khartoum. The Gezira Scheme was begun by the British and distributes water from the Blue Nile through canals and ditches to tenant farms lying between the Blue and White Nile rivers.

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Located at 14.50 33.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Al Jazirah (state), Geography of Sudan, Irrigation in Sudan, Irrigation projects, Land management