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Ash Shirek Destination Guide

Touring Ash Shirek in Sudan

Ash Shirek in the region of Khartoum State is a city located in Sudan - some 21 mi or ( 34 km ) South-East of Khartoum , the country's capital city .

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Time in Ash Shirek is now 10:10 PM (Friday) . 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: Wad Madani, Umm Takali, Al Mahas Tayba, Sawba Sharq, and Soba Gharb. Being here already, consider visiting Wad Madani . Check out our recommendations for Ash Shirek ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Soba (city)

Soba is the name of the capital of Alodia. E. A. Wallis Budge identified it with a group of ruins on the Blue Nile 12 miles from Khartoum, where there are remains of a Meroitic temple that had been converted into a Christian church. This would place Soba in the modern-day Sudanese state of Al Jazirah. Ibn Selim el-Aswani described the city as large and wealthy, but he probably never visited it and modern archaeological investigations show it to have been a moderate centre.

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Located at 15.52 32.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: History of Sudan, Populated places in Sudan

Khartoum International Community School

Khartoum International Community School (KICS) is a private English medium International School established by DAL Group in 2004. Located on a purpose-built campus in the Hai El Raqi area south of Khartoum, Sudan, KICS caters for students from age of 3 to 18 years, providing the International Baccalaureate curriculum. KICS is the first school in Sudan to gain international accreditation as an IB World School in 2006.

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Located at 15.53 32.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 29 km away
Tags: Education in Khartoum, International Baccalaureate schools in Sudan, International schools in Sudan