Jabal Awliya جبل أولياء | |
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  Jabal Awliya Location in Sudan and Africa Show map of Sudan Jabal Awliya Jabal Awliya (Africa) Show map of Africa | |
| Coordinates:15°14′28″N32°30′25″E / 15.24111°N 32.50694°E /15.24111; 32.50694 | |
| 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 ofSudan,[1] about 40 km (25 mi) south ofKhartoum. Nearby is theJebel Aulia Dam, built in 1937 by the British for the Egyptian government. Jabal Awliya became a refuge camp during theSecond Sudanese Civil War, housing more than 100,000 inhabitants.[2]
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Serves | Jabal Awliya | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,182 ft / 665 m | ||||||||||
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  Jabal Awliya Airport Location of the airport in Sudan | |||||||||||
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The airport hostsSudanese Air Force along withSudanese Army and police.
The airport hosts three helicopter squadrons (Mil Mi-8,Mil Mi-17,Mil Mi-24,Mil Mi-35) from the base.[3] There is a short runway but only used as helipad with markings found midway.
On 26 February 1996, a C-130 transport plane of the Sudanese military crashed at Jabal Awliya, killing all 91 people on board.[4]
Districts ofKhartoum | |
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| Old Khartoum | |
| Eastern Khartoum | |
| Southern Khartoum | |
| Jabal awlia | |
