Showak
Showak, is the capital of the Al Fushqa District located on the Atbarah River in eastern Gedarif State, Sudan, at an altitude of 516 meters above sea level.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Sudan
- Also known as: “Al Showak”, “Ash Showak”, and “Shuwak”
Showak
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Al Qaḑārif, Sudan, Sahel, Africa
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Latitude
14.39793° or 14° 23′ 53″ northLongitude
35.86529° or 35° 51′ 55″ eastElevation
492 metres (1,614 feet)Open location code
7G6Q9VX8+54OpenStreetMap ID
node 8170949337OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Showak” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الشواك (مدينة)”
- Arabic: “الشواك”
- Dutch: “Ash Showak”
- Egyptian Arabic: “الشواك”
- Persian: “شواک”
- Russian: “Эш-Шувак”
- South Azerbaijani: “شواک”
- Vietnamese: “Showak”
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