Badien Island
19°39′16″N 30°23′14″E / 19.654566°N 30.387227°E
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Badien Island (also spelled Jazeerat Dadeen) is one of the largest islands on the
Northern state, Sudan. Badien Island is home to 40,000 people, all Nubians, who speak the Nubian languages
of Nobiin (Mahasi/Halfawai) and Andaandi(Dongolawi). Badien Island is divided into four administrative districts by north, south, east, and west. Its main industry is agriculture, planting wheat, beans, and other crops. The island obtained an electricity grid in 2005, raising the efficiency of agriculture on the island.
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