Burri Almahas () is a neighbourhood located in the state of
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 ...
within northern region of the city of
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 ...
, and it is one of the old neighbourhoods of Khartoum.
The name consists of two parts: Berri which is derived from "Bar Toti", while the
Mahas are the ethnicity that formed the first inhabitants of
Tuti Island. Some of them preferred to move from Tuti Island to the mainland of Khartoum because of their cultivation, and they established Al-Mahas land as the first inhabited settlement in Khartoum in 1575.
Burri Almahas is situated nearby to the neighbourhoods of
Garden City and
Burri al-Drayssa,
and home to the
Burri Sports Club.
Burri Almahas has a
Köppen climate Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Bernd Köppen (born 1951), German pianist and composer
* Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan
* Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author and ...
type of
BWh
Bust/waist/hip measurements (informally called 'body measurements' or ′vital statistics′) are a common method of specifying clothing sizes. They match the three inflection points of the female body shape. In human body measurement, these th ...
, which indicates a hot desert climate. The area's elevation is approximately above sea level.
The district's quality of life might be impacted by factors such as air pollution, availability of parks and green spaces, and garbage disposal, among others.
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