Jabal Awliya (, Jabal al Awliyā', Jebel Aulia, Gebel Aulia) is a village in the north-central part of Sudan, about south 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 ...

. Nearby is the

Jebel Aulia Dam The Jebal Aulia Dam is a dam on the White Nile near Khartoum, Sudan. Its construction began 1933 and was completed in 1937. When completed it was the largest dam in the World. The dam was built by Gibson and Pauling (Foreign) Ltd, which was a pa ...

, built in 1937 by the British for the Egyptian government. Jabal Awliya became a refuge camp during the

Second Sudanese Civil War The Second Sudanese Civil War was a conflict from 1983 to 2005 between the central Sudanese government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army. It was largely a continuation of the First Sudanese Civil War of 1955 to 1972. Although it originated ...

, housing more than 100,000 inhabitants. On February 26, 1996, a Sudanese C-130 transport plane crashed at Jabal Awliya, killing 53.

Jabal Awliya Airport

The airport hosts Sudanese Air Force along with

Sudanese Army The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF; ar, القوات المسلحة السودانية, Al-Quwwat al-Musallaha as-Sudaniyah) are the military forces of the Republic of the Sudan. In 2011, IISS estimated the regular forces' numbers at personnel, whil ...

and police. The airport hosts three helicopter squadrons ( Mil Mi-8, Mil Mi-17,

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) from the base. There is a short runway but only used as helipad with markings found midway.

References

Populated places in Khartoum State Populated places in White Nile (state) Villages in Sudan {{Sudan-geo-stub