Gezira region
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The Gezira region is a fertile agricultural area in east-central Sudan, renowned for its large-scale irrigated cotton and crop production between the Blue and White Nile rivers.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agricultural region
ⓘ
region ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Wad Madani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| agriculturalSystem |
irrigated farming
ⓘ
tenant farming ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Blue Nile State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khartoum State NERFINISHED ⓘ Sennar State NERFINISHED ⓘ White Nile State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Sudan ⓘ |
| countryCapitalDistance | near Khartoum ⓘ |
| cropRotation | cotton and food crops ⓘ |
| developedDuring | Anglo-Egyptian Sudan period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicSector | primary sector ⓘ |
| hasPart | Gezira Scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProvince | Al Jazirah State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUse | cotton export production ⓘ |
| irrigationSource |
Blue Nile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
White Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| irrigationType | gravity irrigation ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cotton production
ⓘ
crop production ⓘ large-scale irrigated agriculture ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Blue Nile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
White Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | east-central Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Khartoum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCrop |
cotton
ⓘ
groundnuts ⓘ sorghum ⓘ wheat ⓘ |
| mainEconomicActivity | agriculture ⓘ |
| majorRiver |
Blue Nile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
White Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soilType | clay soils ⓘ |
| spellingVariant |
Al Jazirah region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
El Gezira region ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | major contributor to Sudanese economy ⓘ |
| terrainType | alluvial plain ⓘ |
| waterManagementInfrastructure |
canals
ⓘ
dams ⓘ sluices ⓘ |
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