Gezira Plain
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The Gezira Plain is a vast, fertile alluvial region in central Sudan, renowned for large-scale irrigated agriculture, particularly cotton cultivation, between the Blue and White Nile rivers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gezira Plain canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agricultural region
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ plain ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion | Al Jazirah State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| agriculturalRole |
cash crop production area
ⓘ
food crop production area ⓘ |
| agriculturalSystem | tenant farming ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Sudan ⓘ |
| countryCapitalNearby | Khartoum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicImportance | major contributor to Sudanese agriculture ⓘ |
| hasBoundaryFeature |
Blue Nile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
White Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity | export-oriented agriculture ⓘ |
| hasHydrology | seasonal flooding (historically) ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
canal network
ⓘ
irrigation canals ⓘ |
| hasIrrigationProject | Gezira Scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
intensive farming
ⓘ
irrigated cropland ⓘ |
| hasSoilType | alluvial soil ⓘ |
| hasTopography | flat ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfDevelopment | Anglo-Egyptian Sudan era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| irrigationSource | Blue Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cotton cultivation
ⓘ
groundnut cultivation ⓘ large-scale irrigated agriculture ⓘ sorghum cultivation ⓘ wheat cultivation ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Blue Nile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
White Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Sudan ⓘ |
| mainCrop |
cotton
ⓘ
groundnuts ⓘ sorghum ⓘ wheat ⓘ |
| majorCityNearby |
Khartoum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wad Madani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Nile Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverValleyOf | Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soilFertility | high ⓘ |
| waterManagement | gravity-fed irrigation ⓘ |
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