Al Amarat ( ar, العمارات / transliterated: ) is a large district and one of the most prestigious

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s in

Khartoum Khartoum or Khartum ( ; ar, الخرطوم, Al-Khurṭūm, din, Kaartuɔ̈m) is the capital of Sudan. With a population of 5,274,321, its metropolitan area is the largest in Sudan. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile, flowing n ...

city.

Geography

''Al Amarat'' is bounded on the East by Africa or (Airport)

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and on the West by

Mohamed Naguib Mohamed Bey Naguib Youssef Qutb El-Qashlan ( ar, الرئيس اللواء محمد بك نجيب يوسف قطب القشلان, ; 19 February 1901 – 28 August 1984), also known as Mohamed Naguib, was an Egyptian revolutionary, and, along w ...

road. The numbers of the

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s start with 1st

and end with 61st street, using odd numbers only.

History

The district is a modern

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district in Khartoum and was founded under the government of the former president Ibrahim Abboud in the early 1960s. Al Amarat district is known as a major residential area of the section called Khartoum 2. The neighbourhood was named ''Al Amarat,'' as it was the first district in Khartoum with high-rise buildings, and was originally called "South Amarat". It was planned for both first class and second class buildings.

Climate

Just like Khartoum, the ''Al Amarat'' district features a

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(

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''BSh'') with a

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occurring during November to March. This is typical for the Saharo-Sahelian zone, which marks the progressive passage between the

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's vast desert areas and the

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's vast semi-arid areas. The

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is extremely dry for most of the year, with about nine months, where

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is lower than . The very long

is itself divided into a hot, very

between November and March as well as a very hot, dry season between April and June.

Social character of Al Amarat

Al Amarat is one of the earlier prestigious neighbourhoods in

, considering its buildings, including modern shops, embassies and the

Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) (Banque Arabe pour le Développement Economique en Afrique) (المصرف العربي للتنمية الاقتصادية في أفريقيا) was established pursuant to the resolution o ...

. There are various

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s, private residences and apartment buildings. Amarat (15)th Street 1

Educational institutions

Al Amarat

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offers several public or private elementary and secondary schools: * Khartoum New Secondary School for girls * Al Amarat Girls Intermediate School * Al Amarat Elementary School for boys * Al Amarat Intermediate School for boys *Hassouna Secondary School for boys *American School Khartoum

Notable persons who lived in Al Amarat

Ibrahim Abboud was a

Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...

ese

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, and political figure. A

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, Abboud served in

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and

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. In 1949, Abboud became the deputy Commander in Chief of the Sudanese military. Upon

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, Abboud became the Commander in Chief of the Military of Sudan. He served as the head of state of Sudan between 1958 and 1964 and as president of Sudan in 1964; however, he soon resigned, ending Sudan's first period of military rule.Biography of El Ferik Ibrahim Abboud
at bookrags.com

References

External links

# https://web.archive.org/web/20150505234133/http://www.sudanway.sd/index.htm # http://www.tawtheegonline.com/vb/showthread.php?t=40340 # http://www.khartoum.gov.sd {{Districts of Khartoum , Khartoum Khartoum