El Obeid

American  

[el oh-beyd] / ˌɛl oʊˈbeɪd /

Also Obeid

noun

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

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El Obeid British  

/ ɛl əʊˈbeɪd /

noun

1. 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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El Obeid

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

Also hit by fighting is the city of El Obeid, a key route between Khartoum and Darfur.

From Reuters ● Jun. 6, 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

Both women have since recovered and are at home in the city of El Obeid in the central province of North Kordofan.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 9, 2023

During our stay in the hut we were told how the inhabitants of El Obeid had joined the Mahdi, and that only the garrison held out; but I will here narrate what had actually occurred.

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