Wad al-'Abbas | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Sudan |
Pushpin Label: | Wad al-'Abbas |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Wad al-'Abbas in Sudan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Sennar |
Timezone: | CAT |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 13.7681°N 33.6422°W |
Wad al-'Abbas (ar|ود العباس) is one of the oldest cities in the province of Sinār, Sudan. It was founded by Sheik Muhammad 'Alī 'Abbās, who came from the district of Wahīb in Northern, Sudan, where he was a learned and devout man. He founded a centre for teaching of the Qur'ān.