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Omdurman: Al-Hilal Omdurman, Battle of Omdurman, Al-Merreikh, Al-Mourada, Al Merreikh Stadium, Tuti Island, Ahfad University for Women

Omdurman: Al-Hilal Omdurman, Battle of Omdurman, Al-Merreikh, Al-Mourada, Al Merreikh Stadium, Tuti Island, Ahfad University for Women


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Chapters: Al-Hilal Omdurman, Battle of Omdurman, Al-Merreikh, Al-Mourada, Al Merreikh Stadium, Tuti Island, Ahfad University for Women, Alhilal Stadium, Ali Osman, Masjid Al-Nilin, Stade de Omdurman, Omdurman Ahlia University. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 55. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Omdurman - Al-Mahdi's tombOmdurman was originally known as Wen-Dhurman in the Dinka language. The phrase 'Wen-Dhurman' means "Son Mourning his Mother." This is so because history has it that a mother of Deng Abuk, the legendary ancestry of the Dinka tribe who drowned when they were crossing River Nile, while migrating southwards. But her eldest son could not accept this tragedy, and thus remained on the River crying for days, until passers-by found him. When asked why he was crying, he responded that he was mourning his mum; and hence thus became the name of that place. Battle of OmdurmanIn 1884, Muammad Amad, "the Mahdi," made his military headquarters in the village of Omdurman. The conflicts that followed over the next fifteen years have become known as the Mahdist War. Following the defeat of the besieged defenders of Khartoum in 1885, the Mahdi's successor, Khalifa Abdullahi ibn Muammad, made Omdurman his capital. Map of Ohmdurman with Khartoum and BahriThe city, now the location of the tomb of the Mahdi, grew rapidly. However, in the Battle of Omdurman in 1898 (which actually took place in the nearby village of Kerreri), Lord Kitchener decisively defeated the Mahdist forces, ensuring British control over the Sudan, and killed Khalifa. Kitchener restored Khartoum as the capital and, from 1899 until 1956 Sudan was jointly governed by Great Britain and Egypt. Although most of the city was destroyed in the battle, the Mahdi's tomb was restored and refurbished. The aftermath of a JEM atta...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=100414


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  • ISBN-13: 9781155874791
  • Publisher: Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC
  • Height: 152 mm
  • Sub Title: Al-Hilal Omdurman, Battle of Omdurman, Al-Merreikh, Al-Mourada, Al Merreikh Stadium, Tuti Island, Ahfad University for Women
  • Width: 229 mm
  • ISBN-10: 115587479X
  • Publisher Date: 15 Sep 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Spine Width: 3 mm
  • Weight: 95 gr


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