"Jebel Awliya" Jabal al Awliya' by maykal

Jabal al Awliya' Travel Guide: 11 reviews and 18 photos

Follow the White Nile south of Khartoum and after a few miles, you'll come to a "mountain" (rocky outcrop would be more exact, but this is flat Khartoum!) and a whopping great dam. The mountain is Jebel Awliya, and the dam is a favourite recreation area for the city folk downstream. There isn't much there, even less during Ramadan, but it is a great place to escape the chaos of the city for a few hours.

Last visit to Jabal al Awliya': Nov 2002
Intro Written Nov 17, 2002
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Reviews (3)

The bus from Khartoum Transportation (1)

From an unspecified place behind Souk Arabi, buses head to Jebel Awliya, costing 1000 pounds (100 dinar) one way, taking... more travel advice

No Photos...military zone! Warnings Or Dangers (1)

Be careful where you point your camera in Jebel Awliya. Don't take any photos of the dam (or at least, don't do it from... more travel advice

Taking rest by the river Favorites (1)

Taking rest is a very Sudanese thing to do, and in Jebel Awliya you'll find several people demonstrating this highly... more travel advice

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yurxlnc Sep 23, 2007 at 3:52 AM Report Abuse

Oh Dear, we've done the picnic thing in the past, 1970s to be exact. And visited one of 'military camps' where my son did his military service prior to University. A wedding or two just about completes my trips there.
lichinga Feb 9, 2005 at 1:10 PM Report Abuse

Great! That's part of Africa.