Gezira

American

[juh-zeer-uh] / dʒəˈzɪər ə /

noun

a region in central Sudan, S of Khartoum, between the Blue Nile and the White Nile: a former province.

Gezira British

/ dʒəˈzɪərə /

noun

a region of the E central Sudan between the Blue and White Niles: site of a large-scale irrigation system

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A local civil society group, the Gezira Congress, says that figure could be as high as 140.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2024

In a further video - which couldn't be geolocated but first appeared online on 26 October - men wearing military fatigues with RSF insignia talk about Keikal's defection and refer to "traitors" in Gezira state.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2024

Gezira state is one of the regions most affected by the war, with the fighting spreading there early on in the conflict.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2024

The hotspots include Khartoum, the western Darfur region, and the provinces of Kordofan and Gezira — areas where roadblocks, taxation demands and security threats endanger supplies.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2024

From a report of the British Cotton-growing Association:— "The negotiations with the Government for the development of the irritation scheme for the Gezira plain are still under consideration."

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, October 3, 1917 by Various

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