Place:Al Jazirah, Sudan

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NameAl Jazirah
Alt namesAl-Jazīrahsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
El Gezirasource: Times Atlas of the World (1985) plate 87
El-Gezirasource: Britannica Book of the Year (1991) p 704
Gezirasource: Wikipedia
TypeState
Coordinates14.5°N 33.333°E
Located inSudan
Contained Places
General region
Al-Jazīrah
Inhabited place
Hosh
Kamlin
Manaqil
Masid
Mesellemiya
Rufaʿa
Umm Dhibbān
Wad Madani
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Gezira, also spelt Al Jazirah, is one of the 18 states of Sudan. The state lies between the Blue Nile and the White Nile in the east-central region of the country. It has an area of 27,549 km2. The name comes from the Arabic word for island. Wad Madani is the capital of the state. Gezira is known as an irrigated cotton-producing state as it is a well-populated area that is suitable for agriculture.

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