omdurman

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The largest city in Sudan. Part of the capital, Khartoum
City (pop., 1993 est.: 1,267,000), east-central Sudan. It is situated on the left bank of the Nile River just below the confluence of the Blue and White Niles. It was an insignificant village until the victory of al-Mahd over the British in 1885. It grew rapidly after al-Mahd and his successor, Abd Allh, made it their capital. It was captured by Anglo-Egyptian forces in 1898 but continued to develop into the cultural, religious, and commercial centre of The Sudan. Sites of interest include Abd Allh's house (now a museum) and the tomb of al-Mahd
a city of Sudan; located in the central Sudan on the White Nile opposite Khartoum
a battle (1898) in which an English and Egyptian army under Kitchener defeated the Sudanese a city of Sudan; located in the central Sudan on the White Nile opposite Khartoum
a battle (1898) in which an English and Egyptian army under Kitchener defeated the Sudanese
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