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Abu Kortod Destination Guide

Touring Abu Kortod in Sudan

Abu Kortod in the region of Blue Nile is a city located in Sudan - some 302 mi or ( 486 km ) South-East of Khartoum , the country's capital city .

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Time in Abu Kortod is now 04:57 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Khartoum " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Bahir Dar, Asosa, Wad Madani, Singa, and Rabak. Being here already, consider visiting Bahir Dar . Check out our recommendations for Abu Kortod ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Ad-Damazin

Ad Damazin is the capital of Blue Nile State in Sudan. It is the location of the Roseires Dam and power generation plant. Ad Damazin is served by a terminal station of a branch line of the national railway network. However, the train service to Ad Damazin has been discontinued many years ago. Instead the town can be reached from Khartoum via a decent tarmac road and by plane. However, Ad Damazin Airport is mainly served by UNMIS or government flights.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 11.77 34.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Blue Nile (state), Populated places in Sudan, State capitals in Sudan

Roseires Dam

The Roseires Dam is a dam on the Blue Nile at Ad Damazin, just upstream of the town of Er Roseires, in Sudan. It consists of a concrete buttress dam 1 km wide with a maximum height of 68m, and an earth dam on either side. The earth dam on the eastern bank is 4 km long, and that on the western bank is 8.5 km long. The reservoir is about 290 km. The dam was completed in 1966, initially for irrigation purposes. A power generation plant, with a maximum capacity of 280 megawatts, was added in 1971.

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Located at 11.80 34.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Blue Nile, Dams completed in 1966, Dams in Sudan