Omdurman
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Omdurman is a major city in Sudan, historically significant as a cultural and commercial center and effectively forming part of the country’s greater capital area.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Omdurman locality | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Khartoum
ⓘ
Khartoum North ⓘ |
| capitalOf |
Khartoum state
ⓘ
surface form:
Khartoum State
|
| climate | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| country | Sudan ⓘ |
| economyType |
services
ⓘ
small-scale industry ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Mahdist Sudan
ⓘ
surface form:
Mahdist state
Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInstitution |
Omdurman Islamic University
ⓘ
Sudan National Museum annexes and sites nearby ⓘ Sudan National Theatre ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative center
ⓘ
residential center ⓘ transport hub ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Khalifa House Museum
ⓘ
Mahdi’s tomb ⓘ Omdurman Bridge connections to Khartoum ⓘ Omdurman Market (Souq Omdurman) ⓘ |
| hasReligiousInstitution | numerous mosques ⓘ |
| hasRole |
commercial center of Sudan
ⓘ
cultural capital of Sudan ⓘ political center of Sudan in the late 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfProminence |
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Egyptian condominium period
Mahdist Sudan ⓘ
surface form:
Mahdist era
|
| languageUsed | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Khartoum state
ⓘ
surface form:
Khartoum State
|
| locatedInContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Northeast Africa ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
western bank of the Nile
ⓘ
western bank of the White Nile ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Mahdist historical sites
ⓘ
traditional Sudanese music ⓘ traditional markets ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greater Khartoum metropolitan area
ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Khartoum
Greater Khartoum metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
Khartoum metropolitan area
|
| populationRankInSudan | one of the largest cities in Sudan ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Islam ⓘ |
| riverCrossingWith | Khartoum via bridges over the Nile ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan
ⓘ
Battle of Omdurman ⓘ became capital of the Mahdist state ⓘ |
| significantEventDate | 2 September 1898 ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Africa Time ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +2 ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Khartoum State
subject surface form:
Khartoum State
subject surface form:
Khartoum State
this entity surface form:
Omdurman locality