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Al Qadarif

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Also known as Gedaref

El-Gadarif ( ''), also spelt Gedaref or Gedarif'', is the capital of the state of Al Qadarif in Sudan. It lies on the road that connects Khartoum with Gallabat on the Ethiopian border, about from the capital.

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Place details

Locality
الفشقة
Region
القضارف
Country
السودان
Population
363,945
Timezone
Africa/Khartoum

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Key facts

Settlement.name
El-Gadarif
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.other_name
القضارف
Settlement.image_skyline
Vegetable-market.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Vegetable market
Settlement.pushpin_map
Sudan
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
above
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location within Sudan
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Eastern Sudan States Coordinating Council
Settlement.subdivision_type2
State
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Al Qadarif (state)
Settlement.population_total
363,945
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.population_urban
379,419
Settlement.population_metro
410,422
Settlement.population_density_metro_km2
auto

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
city
Official name
القضارف
Country
Sudan
Located in
Al Qadarif
Population
354927
Area
65.263
Elevation
634
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Capital of
Al Qadarif
Image
20190815 08553 Gedarif.jpg
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twinned administrative body
Konya
native label
القضارف
P12749
Sinstorf
Commons category
El-Gadarif
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Encyclopedic overview

15 sections
Contents
  • Overview
  • Name
  • History
  • Geography
  • Topography, flora and fauna
  • Climate
  • Administration
  • Economy
  • Transportation and communication
  • The Gedaref Digital City
  • Population
  • Education
  • Tourism
  • Twin towns — sister cities
  • References

El-Gadarif ( ''), also spelt Gedaref or Gedarif'', is the capital of the state of Al Qadarif in Sudan. It lies on the road that connects Khartoum with Gallabat on the Ethiopian border, about from the capital.

==Overview== El-Gadarif is surrounded by mountains on three sides. The city represents an excellent example of the intermingled ethnicities of central Sudan. Recently, a university has been established there. The main feature of the city is the grain silo built by the Russians to store sorghum. The town is famous for its daily sesame seed auctions.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Al Qadarif” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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