Wadi Seidna Explained

Native Name:وادي سيّدنا
Native Name Lang:ar
Timezone1:Central Africa Time, GMT + 3
Pushpin Map:Sudan
Subdivision Name1:Khartoum
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Sudan (Khartoum highlighted)
Pushpin Image:Khartoum in Sudan.svg
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sudan
Elevation M:383
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Omdurman
Subdivision Type3:Founded
Geocode:364126

Wadi Seidna (Arabic: وادي سيّدنا|wadi sayyidna), also spelled Wadi Sayyidna, is a wadi located in north of Omdurman, in Khartoum state, Sudan. It is notable for its association with the Sudanese Military Academy[1] and Wadi Seidna Air Base, which has been a subject of rescue missions and operations,[2] including those carried out by the Indian Air Force to evacuate personnel during the 2023 war in Sudan.[3]

The land around Wadi Seidna is flat, and is covered in the lower east. The highest place in the area has an altitude of 434 meters and is 2.5 km south of Wadi Seidna. There are about 47 people per square kilometer around Wadi Seidna, a relatively small population. The nearest larger town is Omdurman, 17.8 km south of Wadi Seidna. The area around Wadi Seidna is almost covered with houses. In the region around Wadi Seidna, islands, and hills are remarkably common.[4]

The climate is hot. The average temperature is 31C. The hottest month is April, at 35C, and the coldest is January, at 24C. The average rainfall is 248 millimeters per year. The wettest month is August, with 113 millimeters of rain, and the driest is January, with 1 millimeter.[5]

References

  1. Web site: 1992 . Sudan: A Country Study . 29 July 2023 . Federal Research Division, Library of Congress.
  2. News: اشتباكات السودان: الجيش يقاتل من أجل الاحتفاظ بالقاعدة الجوية في وادي سيدنا . ar . BBC News عربي . 2023-09-15.
  3. Web site: IAF's Dramatic Aerial Rescue of 121 Indians From Wadi Sayyidna in Sudan Has Been Long in the Making . 2023-09-15 . The Wire.
  4. Peel . M. C. . Finlayson . B. L. . McMahon . T. A. . 2007-10-11 . Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification . Hydrology and Earth System Sciences . English . 11 . 5 . 1633–1644 . 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . 1027-5606. free .
  5. Peel . M. C. . Finlayson . B. L. . McMahon . T. A. . 2007-10-11 . Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification . Hydrology and Earth System Sciences . English . 11 . 5 . 1633–1644 . 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . 1027-5606. free .