El Obeid

American

[el oh-bayd] / ˌɛl oʊˈbeɪd /

Also Obeid

noun

a city in the central Sudan: Egyptian army defeated by Mahdist forces 1883.

El Obeid British

/ ɛl əʊˈbeɪd /

noun

a city in the central Sudan, in Kordofan province: scene of the defeat of a British and Egyptian army by the Mahdi (1883). Pop: 423 000 (2005 est)

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The paramilitary forces have also besieged El Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan, where there are two sites of strategic value: an airport and an oil refinery.

From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2023

The RSF controls swaths of territory to the south and west, and most of El Obeid city, a trading hub and airport.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 24, 2023

At the El Obeid and Merowe air bases, north and south of Khartoum, several fighter jets were among the destroyed aircraft.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 18, 2023

Further closures are due in the city of El Obeid this week.

From Reuters ● Sep. 26, 2022

El Obeid, at the time of which I speak, was an important and flourishing city, with a population of about 100,000 souls.

From Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 by F. R. Wingate

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