Al Tahadi Highway (Sudan)
Al Tahadi Highway | |
|---|---|
| Route information | |
| Length | 602 km[1] (374 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| From | Khartoum |
| North-East end | Haiya |
| Location | |
| Country | Sudan |
| Highway system | |
The Al Tahadi Highway (Arabic: طريق التحدي, romanized: Tariq Altahadiy), alternatively known as the Khartoum–Atbara–Port Sudan Road, is a primary road that connects the Khartoum metropolitan area with several localities in the Wilayat of the River Nile State including the cities of Ad-Damir and Atbara until it reaches the Red Sea Hills where it heads to Port Sudan.
History
In the early 2000s, the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development helped plan as well as finance highway renovations including paving works between the towns of Geili and Haiya.[2]
In early 2011, the Ministry of Roads and Bridges and Zadna International Company signed a contract for the expansion of the road between Al Jaila and Shendi in the Nile River State.[3] Later that year, the local Wilayat government announced the establishment of the first section of the Western Salvation Highway as well as plans to expand the highway around Atbara that connects to the capital.[4]
Route description
Khartoum Wilayat
The Highway starts in the center of Khartoum and then heads much further north, connecting several locations such as El Geili (Arabic: الجيلي) in addition to serving for the transportation of several refineries in the Wilayat such as the Khartoum Petrochemical Company. It runs along the eastern side of the Nile River and circling the Sabloka Nature Reserve (Arabic: محمية السبلوقة الطبيعية).[5]
The road passes around important archaeological sites such as El-Hassa/Damboya.[6]
Nile River Wilayat
The Highway passes around Jabal Al-Bakash (Arabic: جبل البكاش) and then heads much further northeast until it reaches the urban area of Shendi. Then the route goes much further north until it reaches the town of Kabushiya (Arabic: كبوشية). Then, the road crosses several roads such as Wadi El Hawad and Wadi Mukabrab.[7] Subsequently the Highway passes around the Necropolis of the Meroë Pyramids.
The Highway also passes around Wadi el-Dan (Arabic: وادي الدان), being one of the important water channels in the El-Diheara area located in the Butana Historical Region, then the highway goes much further north and crosses around Jabal Umm Ali (Arabic: جبل أمّ أل).[8] The Highway also passes around the El-Hobagi area (Arabic: الحباجي)[9]
Subsequently the route connects Ad-Damir (Arabic: الدامر) capital of the Wilayat and then crosses the Atbara River. The Highway then begins to circulate around the Atbara metropolitan area, connecting mainly commercial and financial areas.
Red Sea Wilayat
The road passes through the western desert area of this Wilayat, passing through the area of Jabal Togni, a mountain located in the Wadi Habob.[10] This Highway connects the remote locations of Musmar, characterised by gold mining in the region. The Highway then heads much further east until it reaches the town of Haiya, where it intersects with the Khartoum–Port Sudan Highway.
References
- ^ Google (27 October 2024). "Khartoum-Atbara-Haiya Road Distance" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, ed. (2000). Annual Report. p. 42.
- ^ "Contract Signed for Expanding Al-Tahadi Road between Al-Jaila and Shendi". Sudanese Online. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Sudan: Wali Nahral-Neil State Announces Signing of Agreement to Expand Khartoum - Atbara Highway". Sudan News Agency via AllAfrica. 10 March 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Archaeology of Sabaloka region". Academia.edu. 2022. p. 156.
This was located in the southern part of the project area, running from south to north and extending from the river to the border of the Al-Tahadi road that runs from Khartoum to Atbara in the east
- ^ Schellinger, Sarah (2017). An Analysis of the Architectural, Religious, and Political Significance of the Napatan and Meroitic Palaces. University of Toronto TSpace (Thesis). p. 159.
- ^ W M Edmunds (2002). "The location of Wadi Hawad and Abu Delaig, Sudan with locations of additional sites refered to in this study." (Map). Hydrology of wadi systems: IHP regional network on wadi hydrology in the Arab region. Nile River and Khartoum Wilayats: International Hydrological Programme (UNESCO). p. 29. §§ Applications of Geochemical and Isotopic Methods: A Case Study of Wadi Hawad, Sudan.
- ^ Saaid, Abdelrahman; Bashir, Mohamed (2020). "The archaeology of Wadi el-Dan North of ancient Meroe: Excavations of some unusual Tumulus Graves". Der Antike Sudan: 64. doi:10.48641/mittsag.2020.1.93344.
- ^ Mohamed Farouq Abdelrahman (2016). Location of the Meroitic state, local resources and exchange system (Map). Sudan and Egypt: Archaeology Wiki.
- ^ Cooper, Julien. "Goldmines, nomad camps, and cemeteries: The 2018 season of the Atbai Survey Project" (PDF). p. 121. doi:10.32028/Sudan_and_Nubia_25_pp121-134.