Jebel Aulia
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Jebel Aulia is a dam and reservoir on the White Nile in Sudan, historically significant for irrigation, hydroelectric power, and flood control.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jebel Aulia canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
reservoir ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Dams in Sudan
ⓘ
Reservoirs in Sudan ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1933 ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Sudan ⓘ |
| designedDuring | Anglo-Egyptian Sudan period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
flood mitigation
ⓘ
power generation ⓘ water level regulation ⓘ |
| hasImpact |
creation of reservoir fisheries
ⓘ
modification of White Nile flow regime ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | gravity dam ⓘ |
| height | 20 m (approximate) ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important for downstream irrigation in Egypt
ⓘ
major early 20th-century Nile control project ⓘ |
| isPartOfHistoryOf |
Egyptian irrigation policy
ⓘ
Nile River development ⓘ Sudanese water infrastructure ⓘ |
| isUpstreamOf | Khartoum on the White Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 5000 m (approximate) ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Jebel Aulia locality ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Khartoum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | White Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Khartoum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Jebel Aulia town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1937 ⓘ |
| operator | Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownershipTransferredTo | Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nile water management system
ⓘ
White Nile basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
| region | Khartoum State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | about 3.5 cubic kilometres (approximate) ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Jebel Aulia Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirPurpose | seasonal water storage ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transferContext | post-independence Nile water agreements ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural development in Sudan
ⓘ
navigation regulation on the White Nile ⓘ |
| watercourse | White Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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