Jabal Awliya
Jabal Awliya
جبل أولياء | |
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| Coordinates: 15°14′28″N 32°30′25″E / 15.24111°N 32.50694°E | |
| Country | Sudan |
| State | Khartoum |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (CAT) |
Jabal Awliya (Arabic: جبل أولياء, Jabal al Awliyā', Jebel Aulia, Gebel Aulia) is a village in the north-central part of Sudan, about 40 km (25 mi) south of Khartoum. Nearby is the Jebel Aulia Dam, built in 1937 by the British for the Egyptian government. Jabal Awliya became a refuge camp during the Second Sudanese Civil War, housing more than 100,000 inhabitants.