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Hosh Bannaga

Coordinates: 16°39′45″N 33°21′18″E / 16.66250°N 33.35500°E / 16.66250; 33.35500
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Hosh Bannaga
حوش بانقا
Town
Hosh Bannaga is located in Sudan
Hosh Bannaga
Hosh Bannaga
Location of Hosh Bannaga in Sudan
Coordinates: 16°39′45″N 33°21′18″E / 16.66250°N 33.35500°E / 16.66250; 33.35500
Country Sudan
StateRiver Nile
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)

Hosh Bannaga (Arabic: حوش بانقا) is a village located in the outskirts of Shendi on the east bank of the Nile River in the River Nile state, around 150 kilometres north of the capital Khartoum. It is the birthplace of former President Omar al-Bashir.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Omar al-Bashir Fast Facts". CNN. C. N. N. Library.
  2. ^ "رووداو سەردانی گوندەکەی عومەر بەشیر دەکات". Rudaw (in Kurdish).
  3. ^ Moorcraft, Paul (April 30, 2015). "Omar Al-Bashir and Africa's Longest War". United Kingdom: Pen & Sword Books.