Fun facts about El Obeid
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El-Obeid is known as the 'bride of the sands'.
El Obeid
Sudan
El-Obeid, also romanized as Al-Ubayyid, is the capital of the state of North Kordofan, in Sudan.
From the “History and overview” section
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The city was founded by the pashas of Ottoman Egypt in 1821.
El Obeid
Sudan
El-Obeid, also romanized as Al-Ubayyid, is the capital of the state of North Kordofan, in Sudan.
From the “History and overview” section
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Photo: Tropical Photo Stores, G. Karakashian, Khartoum (Sudan) · Public Domain
El-Obeid has a hot semi-desert climate, bordering upon a hot desert climate.
El Obeid
Sudan
El-Obeid, also romanized as Al-Ubayyid, is the capital of the state of North Kordofan, in Sudan.
From the “Geography” section
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Photo: Tropical Photo Stores, G. Karakashian, Khartoum (Sudan) · Public Domain
The Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady Queen of Africa in El-Obeid is one of the largest and oldest churches in Sudan.
El Obeid
Sudan
El-Obeid, also romanized as Al-Ubayyid, is the capital of the state of North Kordofan, in Sudan.
From the “Religion” section
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Photo: Tropical Photo Stores, G. Karakashian, Khartoum (Sudan) · Public Domain
El-Obeid is home to the University of Kordofan, established in 1990.
El Obeid
Sudan
El-Obeid, also romanized as Al-Ubayyid, is the capital of the state of North Kordofan, in Sudan.
From the “History and overview” section
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Tropical Photo Stores, G. Karakashian, Khartoum (Sudan) · Public Domain