Wad Madani Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Closed | ||||||||||
| Serves | Wad Madani, Sudan | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,344 ft / 410 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 15°23′15″N36°19′44″E / 15.3875°N 36.3289°E Coordinates: 15°23′15″N36°19′44″E / 15.3875°N 36.3289°E | ||||||||||
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Wad Madani Airport was an airport formerly serving Wad Madani, a city in Sudan.
Google Maps shows the runway area is built over.
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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Wad Madani or Madani is the capital of the Al Jazirah state in east-central Sudan. Wad Madani lies on the west bank of the Blue Nile, nearly 85 miles (136 km) southeast of Khartoum. It is linked by rail to Khartoum and is the center of a cotton-growing region. The city is also the center of local trade in wheat, peanuts, barley, and livestock. It is also headquarters of the Irrigation Service. In 2008, its population was 345,290. It is the home of the Al Jazirah University, the second biggest public university in Sudan. Further, there is Wad Medani Ahlia University, a private university.
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Al-Ahli Sports Club also known as Al-Ahli Wad Medani is a football club in Wad Medani, Sudan. They played in the top level of Sudanese professional football, the Sudan Premier League. Their rival is Ittihad Madani, a team also based in Wad Medani Al-Ahli Founded in 1928
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The 2008 Sudan Premier League was the 37th edition of the highest club level football competition in Sudan. The competition started on February 21 with Al-Ittihad 1-0 win over Amal Atbara, and concluded on November 17 with 1-1 draw between Al-Hilal Omdurman and Al-Merreikh. Al-Merreikh were crowned champions.
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