Qanis Gharb
Qanis Gharb is a hamlet in Blue Nile, Sudan. Qanis Gharb is situated nearby to the hamlet An Nasr, as well as near Ar Rabi`.Places of Interest
Highlights include Roseires Dam.
Roseires Dam
Dam
The Roseires Dam is a dam on the Blue Nile at Ad Damazin, just upstream of the town of Er Roseires, in Sudan. It consists of a concrete buttress dam 1 km wide with a maximum height of 68 m, and an earth dam on either side. Roseires Dam is situated 4 km southeast of Qanis Gharb.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Er Roseires.
Er Roseires
Town
Er Roseires is a town in eastern Sudan 60 km from the border with Ethiopia. Lord Prudhoe mentions this town in the 1829 diary he kept while travelling in the Sennar. Er Roseires is situated 6 km northeast of Qanis Gharb.
Qanis Gharb
Latitude
11.8184° or 11° 49′ 6″ north
Longitude
34.3596° or 34° 21′ 35″ east
Elevation
486 metres (1,594 feet)
Open location code
7G3PR995+9R
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
“Qanis Gharb” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قنيس غرب”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as An Nasr and Ar Rabi`.
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Highlights include الدمازين and كلية الدمازين التقنية.
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