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.

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Gezira region canonical 3

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf agricultural region
region
administrativeCenter Wad Madani
agriculturalSystem irrigated farming
tenant farming
borderedBy Blue Nile State
Khartoum State
linked to: Khartoum state

Sennar State
White Nile State
climate semi-arid
continent Africa
country Sudan
countryCapitalDistance near Khartoum
cropRotation cotton and food crops
developedDuring Anglo-Egyptian Sudan period
economicSector primary sector
hasPart Gezira Scheme
hasProvince Al Jazirah State
linked to: Al Jazirah state
historicalUse cotton export production
irrigationSource Blue Nile
White Nile
irrigationType gravity irrigation
knownFor cotton production
crop production
large-scale irrigated agriculture
language Arabic
locatedBetween Blue Nile
White Nile
locatedIn east-central Sudan
locatedSouthOf Khartoum
mainCrop cotton
groundnuts
sorghum
wheat
mainEconomicActivity agriculture
majorRiver Blue Nile
White Nile
partOf Sudan
soilType clay soils
spellingVariant Al Jazirah region
linked to: Al-Jazira region

El Gezira region
strategicImportance major contributor to Sudanese economy
terrainType alluvial plain
waterManagementInfrastructure canals
dams
sluices

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Al Jazirah state partOf Gezira region
Augustan wars hasLocation Gezira region
Sudan Gezira Board locatedIn Gezira region