Umm Ruwaba
أم روابة | |
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  Umm Ruwaba Location in Sudan | |
| Coordinates: 12°54′16.41″N 31°12′28.32″E / 12.9045583°N 31.2078667°E | |
| Country |  Sudan |
| State | North Kurdufan |
| District | Umm Ruwaba |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Umm Ruwaba, also Umm Ruwabah (Arabic: أم روابة; Ruaba and Umm Ruaba), is a city in the state of North Kurdufan in Sudan and is the capital of the Umm Ruwabah District. By road it is located 147 kilometres (91 mi) southeast of El Obeid, and 184 kilometres (114 mi) west of Rabak.[1] Founded by the Ottoman Empire in 1820, it is at the junction of important roads and camel caravan routes.[2]
- ^ "Umm Ruwaba" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ Lavergné, Marc (1989). Le Soudan contemporain: De l'invasion turco-égyptienne à la rébellion africaine (1821-1989). KARTHALA Editions. p. 36. ISBN 978-2-86537-222-5. Retrieved 13 April 2013.