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Key facts
- Country
- Sudan
- Region
- Butana
- Capital
- Wad Madani
- Governor
- Al-Taher Ibrahim Al-Khair
- Total
- 27,549 km (10,637 sq mi)
- Rank
- 2nd in Sudan (16%)
- Density
- 179/km (460/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+2 ( CAT )
- Iso 3166 2
- SD-GZ
- Hdi 2017
- 0.547 , low
- Website
- http://www.gazirastate.gov.sd/
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Gezira (Arabic: ولاية الجزيرة, romanized: Wilāyat Al Ǧazīra), also spelt Al Jazirah, Al Jazeera and Al Jazira, is one of the 18 states of Sudan. The state lies between the Blue Nile and the White Nile river in the east-central region of the country. The state has a population of 5,096,920 as of 2018, and an area of 27,549 km.. The state borders Khartoum to the north, Al Qadarif to the east, Sennar to the south, and White Nile to the west.
The state's capital is Wad Madani. Gezira is known as an irrigated cotton-producing state as it is a well-populated area that is suitable for agriculture. The state's name comes from the Arabic word for island.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gezira” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.