Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
irrigation scheme
|
| gptkbp:area |
880,000 hectares
|
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
Sudan's economy
|
| gptkbp:cropsProduced |
gptkb:wheat
vegetables groundnuts sorghum |
| gptkbp:designedBy |
gptkb:British_colonial_administration
|
| gptkbp:established |
1925
|
| gptkbp:hasPopulation |
over 2 million people
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
model for other irrigation projects in Africa
transformed Sudanese agriculture |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Gezira Scheme
|
| gptkbp:infrastructure |
canals
roads villages drainage ditches |
| gptkbp:irrigationSource |
Blue Nile
|
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
Gezira state
Sennar state |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Sudan
|
| gptkbp:mainCrops |
cotton
|
| gptkbp:managedBy |
gptkb:Sudanese_government
Sudan Gezira Board |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
one of the largest irrigation projects in the world
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
economic development
agricultural production |
| gptkbp:waterSource |
gptkb:Sennar_Dam
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Gezira
gptkb:Гезира |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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