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Explore As Samra in Sudan

As Samra in the region of Khartoum State is a place in Sudan - some 14 mi or ( 22 km ) South-West of Khartoum , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of As Samra

Time in As Samra is now 04:23 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Khartoum " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Wad Madani, Wad Husayn, Wad ad Dagal, Wad Abu Halimah, and Rabak. Since you are here already, consider visiting Wad Madani . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in As Samra ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Sudan 2011 - Calls of the muezzins in Khartoum

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My first east African country. Shooting the efficient mosque's sound system, and it works!! In a more serious note, there was this something in the air that was quite strange, a different pace, like t ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Yarmouk munitions factory explosion

On Tuesday 23 October 2012 at midnight local time there was an explosion at the Yarmouk munitions factory, south of Khartoum, Sudan. The factory had been built in 1996. According to Khartoum state governor Abdel Rahman Al-Khidir the explosion probably happened at the main storage facility. The resulting fire resulted in the death of two people and one person being injured. According to Sudanese opposition, the arms factory belonged to Iran's Revolutionary Guard.

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Located at 15.49 32.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: 2012 in Sudan, Aerial operations and battles involving Israel, Airstrikes

Jabal Awliya

Jabal Awliya (Jabal al Awliyā', Jebel Aulia, Gebel Aulia) is a village in the north-central part of Sudan, about 40 km south of Khartoum. Nearby is the Jebel Aulia Dam, built in 1937 by the British for the Egyptian government. Jabal Awliya became a refuge camp during the Second Sudanese Civil War, housing more than 100,000 inhabitants. On February 26, 1996, a Sudanese C-130 transport plane crashed at Jabal Awliya, killing 53.

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Located at 15.25 32.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Populated places in Sudan

Jebel Aulia Dam

The Jebel Aulia Dam is a dam on the White Nile near the capital of Sudan, Khartoum. Following completion of his work on the Sennar Dam, civil engineer John Watson Gibson entered into partnership in 1933 with Pauling & Co. , forming Gibson and Pauling (Foreign) Ltd. in 1933 to build the dam, the largest dam in the world at that time. On the successful completion of the dam in 1937, Gibson became managing director of Pauling & Co. , a position he held until his death in March 1947.

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Located at 15.24 32.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Dams completed in 1937, Dams in Sudan, Energy infrastructure completed in 2003, Hydroelectric power stations in Sudan, Nile

International University of Africa

The International University of Africa is a public University in Khartoum, Sudan. It is a member of the Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World. The university has faculties of Education and Humanities, Shariah and Islamic Studies and of Pure and Applied Sciences. The university has its origins in the Islamic African Centre, established in Khartoum in 1977. In 1992 the military government of Colonel Omar al-Bashir upgraded the institute to a university.

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Located at 15.53 32.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Education in Khartoum, Educational institutions established in 1977, Universities and colleges in Sudan

The Future University (Sudan)

The Future University (FU), or simply Future University, formerly known as Computer Man College or (CMC), is the first specialize Information and communications technology university in Sudan.

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Located at 15.55 32.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Education in Khartoum, Education in Sudan, Educational institutions established in 1991, Science and technology in Sudan, Universities and colleges in Sudan