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Al-Riyad الرياض | |
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Neighbourhood | |
| Riyadh | |
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  Al-Riyad Location in Sudan (Khartoum highlighted) | |
| Coordinates:15°34′45″N32°34′6″E / 15.57917°N 32.56833°E /15.57917; 32.56833 | |
| Country | Sudan |
| State | Khartoum |
| City | Khartoum |
| Time zone | Central Africa Time, GMT + 3 |
Al-Riyad (Arabic:الرياض), orRiyadh, is one of the neighbourhoods ofKhartoum, Sudan, located in the southern side ofKhartoum. The affluent neighbourhood hostedOsama bin Laden's house in Khartoum.[1][2]
In 1991,Osama bin Laden purchaseda house in the affluent Riyadh neighbourhood of the city and another inSoba. He lived there until 1996, when he was banished from the country. Following the1998 U.S. embassy bombings, the United States accused bin Laden'sal-Qaeda group and, on 20 August, launchedcruise missile attacks on theal-Shifa pharmaceutical factory inKhartoum North. The factory's destruction created diplomatic tension between the U.S. and Sudan. The factory ruins are now a tourist attraction.[3]
TheUniversity of Medical Sciences and Technology (UMST) was built the Riyadh district ofKhartoum. It first opened its doors in 1995 with a student body of only forty students and two faculties. In 2017, it had become home to 5,000-6,000 students and costs US$15,000 for the school of medicine in 2018.[4]
Riyadh is also home to the Riyadh Park.
Media related toRiyadh, Khartoum at Wikimedia Commons
Districts ofKhartoum | |
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| Old Khartoum | |
| Eastern Khartoum | |
| Southern Khartoum | |
| Jabal awlia | |
