Search Geography Explorer

Search countries, cities, rivers, lakes, deserts, oceans, islands and more

Fun facts about El Obeid

5 facts - tap any card to flip it and learn more.

Discover more facts
SudanCamels
city

El-Obeid is known as the 'bride of the sands'.

El Obeid
Sudan
Tap to learn more
city

El Obeid

Sudan

Country
Sudan
Population
397.9K
Coordinates
13.18, 30.22
545th most populous city in the world

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

Fact 1 permalink
SudanCamels
city

The city was founded by the pashas of Ottoman Egypt in 1821.

El Obeid
Sudan
Tap to learn more
city

El Obeid

Sudan

Country
Sudan
Population
397.9K
Coordinates
13.18, 30.22
545th most populous city in the world

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

Fact 2 permalink
SudanCamels
city

El-Obeid has a hot semi-desert climate, bordering upon a hot desert climate.

El Obeid
Sudan
Tap to learn more
city

El Obeid

Sudan

Country
Sudan
Population
397.9K
Coordinates
13.18, 30.22
545th most populous city in the world

El-Obeid, also romanized as Al-Ubayyid, is the capital of the state of North Kordofan, in Sudan.

From the “Geography” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Tropical Photo Stores, G. Karakashian, Khartoum (Sudan) · Public Domain

Fact 3 permalink
SudanCamels
city

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
Tap to learn more
city

El Obeid

Sudan

Country
Sudan
Population
397.9K
Coordinates
13.18, 30.22
545th most populous city in the world

El-Obeid, also romanized as Al-Ubayyid, is the capital of the state of North Kordofan, in Sudan.

From the “Religion” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Tropical Photo Stores, G. Karakashian, Khartoum (Sudan) · Public Domain

Fact 4 permalink
SudanCamels
city

El-Obeid is home to the University of Kordofan, established in 1990.

El Obeid
Sudan
Tap to learn more
city

El Obeid

Sudan

Country
Sudan
Population
397.9K
Coordinates
13.18, 30.22
545th most populous city in the world

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

Fact 5 permalink