Talk:Madani

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Madani, city, or wad madani southeast-central Sudan. Madani lies on the west bank of the Blue Nile 85 miles (136 km) southeast of Khartoum, at an elevation of 1,348 feet (411 metres). It was a small Egyptian administrative post in the 19th century. It owes its recent growth to the irrigated lands of the Gezira irrigation scheme and is now the commercial centre of the Al-Jazīrah cotton-growing area. Peanuts (groundnuts) and wheat are also grown in the area. The University of Gezira (founded 1975), the Agricultural Research Corporation, and Gezira Research Corporation Library are located at Madani. It has good railway and road connections with Khartoum, Kūstī, and Al-Qaḍārif; ferry service on the Blue Nile; and a domestic airport. Most of the city’s inhabitants (mainly Arabic-speaking) are affiliated with northern and central Sudanese peoples. Pop. (2008) 289,482.