Jabal Awliya
Jabal Awliya
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| Country | File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan |
| State | Khartoum |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (CAT) |
Jabal Awliya (Arabic: جبل أولياء, Jabal al Awliyā', Jebel Aulia, Gebel Aulia) is a village in the north-central part of Sudan,[1] about 40 km (25 mi) south of Khartoum. Nearby is the Jebel Aulia Dam, built in 1937 by the British for the Egyptian government. Jabal Awliya became a refuge camp during the Second Sudanese Civil War, housing more than 100,000 inhabitants.[2]
Jabal Awliya Airport
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Serves | Jabal Awliya | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,182 ft / 665 m | ||||||||||
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The airport hosts Sudanese Air Force along with Sudanese Army and police.
The airport hosts three helicopter squadrons (Mil Mi-8, Mil Mi-17, Mil Mi-24, Mil Mi-35) from the base.[3] There is a short runway but only used as helipad with markings found midway.
On 26 February 1996, a C-130 transport plane of the Sudanese military crashed at Jabal Awliya, killing all 91 people on board.[4]
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