El Obeid
noun
a city in the central Sudan: Egyptian army defeated by Mahdist forces 1883.
Obeid
-
a variation of
El Obeid.
Example Sentences
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The Abu Obeid family, Palestinian refugees from Gaza, live in poverty.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The BBC spoke to more than 20 people to discover who he was, with the trail eventually leading to the city of Homs, and the family of a man called Hamid Abu Obeid.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Merchants and farmers interviewed in Obeid said the bulk of stolen gum is being taken to Chad, sold at bargain prices, then re-exported through seaports such as Douala in Cameroon.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
In Obeid, capital of North Kordofan, near-daily drone barrages have imposed a furtive rhythm to residents’ lives, making every trip to the market, school, health clinic or a relative’s home a gamble.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
We remained at El Obeid while Slatin was making arrangements for his journey to Darfur.
From Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 by F. R. Wingate
