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Wad Madani
Wad Madani (Arabic: ود مدني, romanized: Wad Madanī; also spelled Wad Medani and known simply as Madani) is a city in Central Sudan and the capital of the Al Jazirah state. Wad Madani lies on the west bank of the Blue Nile, nearly 85 miles (136 km) southeast of Khartoum. It is linked by rail to Khartoum and is the center of a cotton-growing region. The city is also the center of local trade in wheat, peanuts, barley, and livestock. It is also headquarters of the Irrigation Service. In 2008, its population was 345,290. It is home to the University of Gezira, the second biggest public university in Sudan. It also has Wad Medani Ahlia University, a private university.
In the medieval period the region was part of the Christian Nubian kingdom of Alodia. In the mid-19th century Wad Medani reportedly still featured ruined "crypts and subterranean churches". In the early 19th century, a district governor of Wad Madani (Madani) was Daf ʿAllah Muhammad, who was married to the Funj noblewoman Nasra bint ʿAdlan; they built a palace close to Madani, with a village called Suriba. It became a small Turko-Egyptian outpost,[citation needed] which grew rapidly following the 1925 Gezira Scheme of irrigation to stimulate local economic development. Wad Madani is a commercial centre of the Gezira agricultural district and is mostly residential. Wad Madani has lively commercial activities with well-stocked souqs.
The river banks of Wad Madani lie East the Blue Nile, which flows into Sudan from Ethiopia. The city's facilities are more modern than most places in Sudan, except in the Khartoum area.
Famous people from Wad Madani include the popular Sudanese singers Insaf Madani, Abdel Aziz El Mubarak, Mohammed al Amin and Ibrahim Al Kashif. Further, the renowned human rights lawyer and President of the Sudan Human Rights Monitor, Dr. Amin Mekki Medani, and the Chairman of the National Consensus Forces, Farouk Abu Issa. The center of the town is made up of the souq, Al Daraga, Al Gism Al Awal, Wad Azrag and the Sudanese District (formerly known as the British District).[citation needed]
On 15 December 2023, during the War in Sudan, the Battle of Wad Madani took place, as the Rapid Support Forces attacked the Sudanese Armed Forces in the region. The attack was repelled on 17 December 2023. But just a day later the RSF attacked the city again. The attack was successful and the Rapid Support Forces took control of the city after the Sudanese Armed Forces withdrew. The Sudanese Armed Forces retook control of Wad Madani on 11 January 2025.
Wad Madani has a hot arid climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), despite receiving over 13 inches or 330 millimetres of rain per year, owing to the exceedingly high potential evapotranspiration.
Two trans-African automobile routes pass through Wad Medani:
Wad Madani provides for a range of educational institutions on four levels of education. Starting from kindergarten and day-care centres, on to primary or elementary schools, and until secondary schools. For higher education, there are two universities, the University of Gezira and Wad Medani Ahlia University.
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Wad Madani
Wad Madani (Arabic: ود مدني, romanized: Wad Madanī; also spelled Wad Medani and known simply as Madani) is a city in Central Sudan and the capital of the Al Jazirah state. Wad Madani lies on the west bank of the Blue Nile, nearly 85 miles (136 km) southeast of Khartoum. It is linked by rail to Khartoum and is the center of a cotton-growing region. The city is also the center of local trade in wheat, peanuts, barley, and livestock. It is also headquarters of the Irrigation Service. In 2008, its population was 345,290. It is home to the University of Gezira, the second biggest public university in Sudan. It also has Wad Medani Ahlia University, a private university.
In the medieval period the region was part of the Christian Nubian kingdom of Alodia. In the mid-19th century Wad Medani reportedly still featured ruined "crypts and subterranean churches". In the early 19th century, a district governor of Wad Madani (Madani) was Daf ʿAllah Muhammad, who was married to the Funj noblewoman Nasra bint ʿAdlan; they built a palace close to Madani, with a village called Suriba. It became a small Turko-Egyptian outpost,[citation needed] which grew rapidly following the 1925 Gezira Scheme of irrigation to stimulate local economic development. Wad Madani is a commercial centre of the Gezira agricultural district and is mostly residential. Wad Madani has lively commercial activities with well-stocked souqs.
The river banks of Wad Madani lie East the Blue Nile, which flows into Sudan from Ethiopia. The city's facilities are more modern than most places in Sudan, except in the Khartoum area.
Famous people from Wad Madani include the popular Sudanese singers Insaf Madani, Abdel Aziz El Mubarak, Mohammed al Amin and Ibrahim Al Kashif. Further, the renowned human rights lawyer and President of the Sudan Human Rights Monitor, Dr. Amin Mekki Medani, and the Chairman of the National Consensus Forces, Farouk Abu Issa. The center of the town is made up of the souq, Al Daraga, Al Gism Al Awal, Wad Azrag and the Sudanese District (formerly known as the British District).[citation needed]
On 15 December 2023, during the War in Sudan, the Battle of Wad Madani took place, as the Rapid Support Forces attacked the Sudanese Armed Forces in the region. The attack was repelled on 17 December 2023. But just a day later the RSF attacked the city again. The attack was successful and the Rapid Support Forces took control of the city after the Sudanese Armed Forces withdrew. The Sudanese Armed Forces retook control of Wad Madani on 11 January 2025.
Wad Madani has a hot arid climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), despite receiving over 13 inches or 330 millimetres of rain per year, owing to the exceedingly high potential evapotranspiration.
Two trans-African automobile routes pass through Wad Medani:
Wad Madani provides for a range of educational institutions on four levels of education. Starting from kindergarten and day-care centres, on to primary or elementary schools, and until secondary schools. For higher education, there are two universities, the University of Gezira and Wad Medani Ahlia University.
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