14°13′N 27°56′E / 14.217°N 27.933°E
Umm Badr
أم بادر | |
|---|---|
  Umm Badr | |
| Coordinates: 14°13′N 27°56′E / 14.217°N 27.933°E | |
| States of Sudan | North Kurdufan |
| Government | |
| • Type | Administrative Unit |
| Elevation | 2,270 ft (692 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 12,000 |
Umm Badir ( Arabic أم بادر) is a town in North Kurdufan in Sudan at an altitude of 691 meters above sea level (2270 feet). It lies at distance of about 319 kilometers (198 miles) west to the Capital Khartoum.
Umm Bader is located on the shores of seasonal Lake know as the Lake of Umm badr mid way Khartoum to El Fasher. The town is a major center for the Kewahla, one of the major tribes in the Sudan, and is rich in natural resources and mineral such as Gold.
The town is accmodated with one rural hospital. The nearst international air port is inAl Ubayyid city some 237 kilometers (169 miles) away. There is no railway connections to the town, but a some roads are to be found which lead to many major neighbouring cities such as Al Nuhud, Hamrat el sheik, Barah and Al Ubayyid.
The Topography of the area is dominated by seasonalwadis and small scattered high rocky mountains, hills and dunes of red sands as well as seasonal vegetation round the wadis during the rainy season. Recently a dam construction has been built to impound rain water. Lake umm badr is the main water surface feature in the area.
Dr. Kurt Beck a German anthropologist and Professor in Bayreuth International School of African Studies, University of Bayreuth, has settled in Umm Badr for a long time.[1] The British explorer and writer Michael Asher, author of «A Desert Dies», lived in Umm Bader for some years[2] among the Kewahla Arab nomadic and pastoral tribe who zoom the desert and the savanna regions in the area.
References
edit- ^ http://www.bigsas.unbayreuth.de/en/members_of_BIGSAS/senior_fellows/beck_/index.html
- ^ ^ a b "Michael Asher – Penguin UK Authors – Penguin UK". Penguin.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-01-17