Gezira
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Gezira is a fertile agricultural region in central Sudan, situated between the Blue and White Nile rivers and known for its large-scale irrigated farming schemes.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gezira agricultural scheme area | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agricultural region
ⓘ
region ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Al Jazirah State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| agriculturalSystem | tenant farming ⓘ |
| capitalCityOfRegion | Wad Madani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cashCrop | cotton ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Sudan ⓘ |
| developedDuring | Anglo-Egyptian Sudan period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foodCrop |
sorghum
ⓘ
wheat ⓘ |
| infrastructure | canal network ⓘ |
| irrigationMethod | gravity-fed canals ⓘ |
| irrigationSource | Blue Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cotton production
ⓘ
fertile soils ⓘ large-scale irrigated agriculture ⓘ oilseed crops ⓘ sorghum production ⓘ wheat production ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Blue Nile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
White Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Sudan ⓘ |
| mainRiverSystem | Nile River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorIrrigationProject | Gezira Scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity | agriculture ⓘ |
| soilType | clay plains ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | major contributor to Sudanese economy ⓘ |
| waterManagement | controlled irrigation ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Gezira agricultural scheme area