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Soba

The area called Soba lies about 12 km south of Khartoum Formerly agricultural land, it is now being encroached upon by housing and small industrial enterprises.
We lived here for 18 years when working at the Forest Rangers' College, This has now become part of Sudan University Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry. There is also a Research Station in the same complex. Nearby is Soba University Training Hospital, originally built by the Russians as a Chest Hospital.
Between these two places beside the river is the dairy farm and factory where Capo Yoghurt and milk products are produced. Entering this site is liking being taken into a different world- clean, organised and modern.
Along the river there used to be farms , but now resthouses are replacing these. Brick kilns and allotments too were to be found and when there was a high flood as in 1986, everything would be submerged in water. It used to be popular with expats for picnics, swimming and launching their boats, but I suspect all that has changed.
A few km further south is Soba Village which itself has been expanding over the past decades. And nearby is Soba Aradi where displaced people live.
2012 update. The whole area is different with a modern green golf course where there used to be the arboretum and railway. New housing complexes are springing uptoo, and it no longer seems a long way from Khartoum. It is being swallowed up !