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Um Jires Destination Guide
Explore Um Jires in Sudan
Um Jires in the region of Al Jazirah State is a town in Sudan - some 67 mi or ( 107 km ) South-East of Khartoum , the country's capital city .
Current time in Um Jires is now 10:39 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Khartoum " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Wadi Sha'ir, Wad Madani, Wad Butru, Um 'Udam, and Singa. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Wadi Sha'ir . Where to go and what to see in Um Jires ? 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.
Located at 14.50 33.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
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