Gezira (Sudan
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Information for Authority record
Name (Hebrew)
גזירה (סודאן : אזור)
Name (Latin)
Gezira (Sudan : Region)
Other forms of name
nne Gezira (Sudan)
Jazīrah (Sudan : Region)
Coordinates
33.5 33.5 14.5 14.5 (gooearth )
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q309469
Library of congress:
sh 85054751
Sources of Information
- BGN(Al Jazīrah; region. Also list ppl and province)
- Web. geog.(Gezira)
- Lippincott(Gezira)
Wikipedia description:
Gezira (Arabic: ولاية الجزيرة, romanized: Wilāyat Al Ǧazīra), also spelt Al Jazirah, Al Jazeera and Al Jazira, is one of the 18 states of Sudan. The state lies between the Blue Nile and the White Nile river in the east-central region of the country. The state has a population of 5,096,920 as of 2018, and an area of 27,549 km2.. The state borders Khartoum to the north, Al Qadarif to the east, Sennar to the south, and White Nile to the west. The state's capital is Wad Madani. Gezira is known as an irrigated cotton-producing state as it is a well-populated area that is suitable for agriculture. The state's name comes from the Arabic word for island.
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