Mosques and gubbas and other Al Wilayah al Wusta, Sudan Things to Do Tips

Nowadays when so many Sudanese are working abroad,especially in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf, every village has a mosque built by their expatriate sons. The style of mosque varies from place to place.
Sometimes the village will have a gubba too- a conical shaped tomb in memory of a holy man or sheikh. These are very noticeable from the road, and indicate a village is ahead.

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Al bagair was the first industrial area in Sudan about 42 km outside Khartoum. It was a complex of industries related to agriculture whether milling, canning, bottling cola, or other agriculture related
produce.
It is set back off the main road in a flat plain, so only the gleam of metal constructions are visible from the road. Inside there are factories and housing for the employees.
Advertising hoardings also abound approaching Bagair.

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This purpose built industrial city was founded in the late 1990s and production began in 2000. It is a large complex built beside the main Wad Medani road, with housing on the east side and the factories to the west of the road. It is mainly for producing Giad cars, tractors , mini-buses and other forms of transport, as well as metal based industries, piping and electric cable. Photography is not allowed inside .

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