Omjerky is a tiny island near
Wad Hamid
Wad Hamid is a city on the Nile about 100 kilometres north of Khartoum, Sudan. Most of the people are farmers. Wad Hamid is part of Almatama Province. Wad Hamid is the center of a big area constituted of many villages and islands, a few to menti ...
. Most of the people are farmers. They grow crops and raise cattle and sheep. There is a primary school, a clinic and a mosque. The people are friendly and generous. In the past, Omjerky was river port. Boats used to come from
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 ...
heading north or from
Shendi
Shendi or Shandi ( ar, شندي) is a small city in northern Sudan, situated on the southeastern bank of the Nile River 150 km northeast of Khartoum. Shandi is also about 45 km southwest of the ancient city of Meroë. Located in the ...
heading south. There is
Khalwat Alfaki Salim which was founded by Wad Fazari from the Jaleen tribe. Elobied Wad Badr a famous Sufi used to teach in that Khalwa.
See Omjerky in Google Maps:
https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=16.413527,32.778397&spn=0.077228,0.109692&z=13
Islands of Sudan
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