Abu Klea

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Abu Klea is a desert locality in Sudan best known as the site of a major 1885 battle during the Mahdist War between British-led forces and Mahdist fighters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf desert locality
settlement
associatedWith British Empire NERFINISHED
Mahdist Sudan NERFINISHED
Sudanese history
climate arid
conflictTheater Anglo-Mahdist conflicts NERFINISHED
coordinateApproximate 16.3 N, 33.6 E
country Sudan
currentSovereignState Republic of the Sudan NERFINISHED
hasEvent Battle of Abu Klea NERFINISHED
hasNameInLanguage Abu Klea (English) NERFINISHED
Abu Qilāʿ (Arabic transliteration) NERFINISHED
historicalPeriodOfSignificance 19th century
languageUsedLocally Arabic
locatedIn Sudan NERFINISHED
locatedInDesert Sudan desert
locatedInRegion Nile Valley region NERFINISHED
near Metemma NERFINISHED
Nile River NERFINISHED
notableFor Battle of Abu Klea NERFINISHED
partOf Mahdist War NERFINISHED
siteType battlefield
strategicImportance route point on advance toward Khartoum
terrainType desert
usedAs military staging area during Mahdist War

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Battle of Abu Klea location Abu Klea