Gezira State
state of Sudan
Gezira (Arabic: ولاية الجزيرة, romanized: Wilāyat Al Ǧazīra), also spelt Al Jazirah, Al Jazeera and Al Jazira, is one of the 18 states of Sudan. The state lies between the Blue Nile and the White Nile river in the east-central region of the country. The state has a population of 5,096,920 as of 2018, and an area of 27,549 km2.. The state borders Khartoum to the north, Al Qadarif to the east, Sennar to the south, and White Nile to the west.
The state's capital is Wad Madani. Gezira is known as an irrigated cotton-producing state as it is a well-populated area that is suitable for agriculture. The state's name comes from the Arabic word for island.
History
The region was once occupied by the Kingdom of Kush. An indigenous Meroitic-speaking community lived in the Gezira. The area was at the southern end of Nubia and little is known about its ancient history and only limited archaeological work has been conducted in this area.
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