Gezira State
Gezira
ولاية الجزيرة Al Jazirah | |
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UTC+2 (CAT) | |
ISO 3166-2 | SD-GZ |
HDI (2017) | 0.547[2] low |
Website | http://www.gazirastate.gov.sd/ |
Gezira (
The state's capital is Wad Madani. Gezira is known as an irrigated cotton-producing state as it is a well-populated area that is suitable for agriculture. The state's name comes from the Arabic word for island.
History
The area was at the southern end of Nubia and little is known about its ancient history and only limited archaeological work has been conducted in this area. It was part of the kingdom of Alodia for several centuries, and with that state's collapse in the early sixteenth century, it became the centre of the Funj Sultanate.
Katfia in Gezira was the place where the Wad Habuba Revolt took place in April 1908. The Gezira Scheme was a program launched in 1925 to foster cotton farming. At that time the Sennar Dam and numerous irrigation canals were built. Al Jazirah became the Sudan's major agricultural region with more than 10,000 square kilometres (2.5×10 6 acres) under cultivation.
The administrative state of Gezira was established on 1 July 1943, after the
The ongoing
Districts and populated places
The capital of Gezira is Wad Madani.
The state is divided into seven districts, namely:
Populated places include:
- Abushneib
- Buwaidhaa
- El Manaqil
- Rufaa
- Tanub
- Wad Al-Noora
References
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- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Home – Al-Gezira State". Sudan Tribune. 2003–2013. Archived from the original on May 20, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ Hyslop, J (1952). The Sudan Story. Naldrett Press. p. The Bounteous River.
- ^ "At least 250000 flee fighting in Sudan's El Gezira state -IOM". Reuters. 2023-12-18. Retrieved 2024-01-08.