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See also:WAD MEDANI , a See also:town of the Anglo-See also:Egyptian See also:Sudan, See also:capital of the See also:Blue See also:Nile mudiria, in 14° 24' N., 33° 31' E., on the See also:left See also:bank of the Blue Nile, 110 m. by See also:rail and 147 M. by See also:river, S.E. of See also:Khartum. Pop. about 20,000. It is the See also:chief See also:depot for See also:grain raised in the Gezira, has oil and See also:soap See also:works, and is a thriving commercial centre, being on the See also:main See also:trade route between Khartum and See also:Abyssinia. The town, which is of considerable antiquity, contains some See also:fine buildings, the chief See also:mosque having a conspicuous See also:tower. Wad Medan,i was almost destroyed during the Mandia, but its return to prosperity under Anglo-Egyptian See also:rule was rapid. In 1909 it was connected by railway with Khartum, and thus the hindrance to trade through the Blue Nile being scarcely navigable between See also:January and See also:June was over-come. In 1910 railway communication between the town and See also:Kordofan was established. End of Article: WAD MEDANIAdditional information and CommentsThere are no comments yet for this article.
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