Sahel
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Khartoum State

Jebel Aulia

Jabal Awliya is a village in the north-central part of , about 40 km south of . Nearby is the , built in 1937 by the British for the Egyptian government.
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  • Type: Town
  • Description: village in the north-central part of Sudan
  • Also known as: “Jabal al Awliya‘”, “Jabal al Awliyā’”, “Jabal Awliya”, “Jabal Awlya”, “Mountain of the saints”, and “جبل أولي”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jebel Aulia Dam.

Dam
Photo: Motacilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Jebal Aulia Dam is a dam on the White Nile near , . Its construction began in 1933 and was completed in 1937. When completed it was the largest dam in the world. is situated 2½ km west of Jebel Aulia.

Jebel Aulia

Latitude
15.24439° or 15° 14′ 40″ north
Longitude
32.50908° or 32° 30′ 33″ east
Open location code
7G7J6GV5+QJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2056566800
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Wiki­data ID
Q3176329
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Jebel Aulia” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جبل أولياء”
  • Arabic: “جبل الأولياء”
  • Arabic: “جبل الاولياء”
  • Arabic: “جبل اولياء”
  • Dutch: “Jabal Awliya”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل اولياء”
  • French: “Djebel Aulia”
  • French: “Jabal Awliya”
  • French: “Jebel Aulia”
  • Ladin: “Mountain of the saints”
  • Persian: “جبل اولیا”
  • Russian: “Гебель-Аулия”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include موقف مواصلات جبل اولياء and Jabal Awliyaa Hospital.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Jebel Aulia”. Photo: Retlaw Snellac, CC BY 2.0.