Badien Island

Badien Island (also spelled Jazeerat Dadeen) is one of the largest islands on the Nile and the second biggest island in Sudan. The island is 21 km in length and 7 km in width. It is 56 km north to Dongola, the capital of the Northern state, Sudan. Badien Island is home to 40,000 people, all Nubians, who speak the Nubian languages of Nobiin (Mahasi/Halfawai) and Andaandi(Dongolawi). Badien Island is divided into four administrative districts by north, south, east, and west. Its main industry is agriculture, planting wheat, beans, and other crops. The island obtained an electricity grid in 2005, raising the efficiency of agriculture on the island.