Butana
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Butana is a semi-arid, historically significant region in eastern Sudan, known for its ancient archaeological sites and pastoralist communities.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ region ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Atbara River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nile River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateFeature |
high temperatures
ⓘ
low and highly variable rainfall ⓘ |
| country | Sudan ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
extensive livestock rearing
ⓘ
rain-fed agriculture ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSignificance | true ⓘ |
| hasClimate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| hasCulturalFeature |
customary grazing rights
ⓘ
tribal land-use systems ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment |
grassland
ⓘ
savanna ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAncientCulture | Kingdom of Kush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAncientSite |
Meroë
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Musawwarat es-Sufra NERFINISHED ⓘ Naqa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVegetation |
acacia trees
ⓘ
seasonal grasses ⓘ |
| hasWaterSource |
seasonal wadis
ⓘ
wells ⓘ |
| historicallyUsedFor |
seasonal grazing
ⓘ
transhumance ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
Beja people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudanese Arabs NERFINISHED ⓘ pastoralist communities ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ancient archaeological sites
ⓘ
camel herding ⓘ cattle herding ⓘ goat herding ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ sheep herding ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Atbara River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Blue Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ Main Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Eritrea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Nile Valley cultural sphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
agro-pastoralism
ⓘ
nomadic herding ⓘ |
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