Discover Ar Riqeba Sharq in Sudan
Ar Riqeba Sharq in the region of Blue Nile is a town located in Sudan - some 296 mi or ( 477 km ) South-East of Khartoum , the country's capital .
Local time in Ar Riqeba Sharq is now 06:49 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: Bahir Dar, Asosa, Wad Madani, Ufud, and Singa. When in this area, you might want to check out Bahir Dar . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Ar Riqeba Sharq ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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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.
Located at 11.77 34.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
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.
Located at 11.80 34.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Er Roseires
Er Roseires (Arabic الروصيرص) is a town in eastern Sudan 60km from the border with Ethiopia. Lord Prudhoe mentions this town in the 1829 diary he kept while travelling in the Sennar. At the time it was the residence of one Sheikh Suliman, ruler of the lower reach of the Blue Nile (known as Bahr-el-azrek), for which he paid 1500 ounces of gold to the Egyptians out of his revenues. The Roseires Dam is located just upstream of the town.
Located at 11.85 34.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
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