Umm Ruwaba

Coordinates: 12°54′16.41″N 31°12′28.32″E / 12.9045583°N 31.2078667°E / 12.9045583; 31.2078667
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Umm Ruwaba
أم روابة
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Umm Ruwaba, also Umm Ruwabah (

El Obeid, and 184 kilometres (114 mi) west of Rabak.[1] Founded by the Ottoman Empire in 1820, it is at the junction of important roads and camel caravan routes.[2]

History

On 27 April 2013, the town was attacked by the Sudanese Revolutionary Front, a rebel alliance. The government was able to 'contain' the attack, but sparked local protests over lack of security in the region.[3]

Geography

Umm Ruwaba lies in southern central Sudan in the semi-arid region of the

fluviatile sediments.[8][9][10]

Economy

Lying in this part of the Sahel, Umm Ruwaba is prone to recurring periods of drought, land degradation and famine. The famine of 1983–1985 had a severe impact on the area and caused food riots in the city.[11] Its principal crops are millet and sorghum for home consumption, and sesame for sale in the local markets, and the city is an important storage area for many farmers in the district.[12] The

El Obeid.[13]

Demographics and religion

The main ethnic groups in the city are Gawamma and Shanabla peoples. Traditionally it is an Islamic area,[14] but a 1980 report documented that an anti-Islamic organisation had converted some 40 families in Umm Ruwaba from Islam to Christianity.[15]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Google (13 April 2013). "Umm Ruwaba" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  2. ISBN 978-2-86537-222-5
    . Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Sudan: Rebels ousted, but residents protest lack of security".
  4. JSTOR 4313823
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  5. ^ Geological Survey Water-supply Paper. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1968. p. 117. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  6. ^ Water-supply Paper. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1968. p. 128. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  7. ^ Imām, Fayṣal Bashīr (1972). Sudan path to self-sufficiency. Maʼhad al-Dirāsat al-Iḍafīyah, Jāmiʻat al-Khartūm. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  8. ISBN 978-1-4020-5414-3
    . Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  9. ^ Jāmiʻat al-Kuwayt. Kullīyat al-ʻUlūm (1988). The Journal of the University of Kuwait, Science. Faculty of Science, University of Kuwait. p. 348. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  10. ^ Sudan. University of Gezira; National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Science and Technology for International Development (1979). Aquatic weed management: integrated control techniques for the Gezira irrigation scheme : report of a workshop, 3-6 December 1978. National Academies. p. 36. NAP:14401. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  11. ISBN 978-0-85255-810-2
    . Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  12. ISBN 978-0-8014-7594-8
    . Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  13. ISBN 978-1-4401-1201-0
    . Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  14. ISBN 978-90-04-12819-4
    . Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  15. ^ Sudanow. Ministry of Culture and Information. 1980. p. 10. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
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