Abu Adam (Arabic: ابو آدم), or Abu Adam neighbourhood (Arabic: حى أبوآدم) and was officially known as Al Farouk City (Arabic: مدينة الفاروق), is one of the neighbourhoods of Khartoum, Sudan, located in the southern side of Khartoum.
Abu Adam
ابو آدم | |
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Neighbourhood | |
  Location in Sudan (Khartoum highlighted) | |
| Coordinates: 15°29′33″N 32°29′29″E / 15.49250°N 32.49139°E | |
| Country | Sudan |
| State | Khartoum |
| City | Khartoum |
| Founded | late 1970s |
| Time zone | Central Africa Time, GMT + 3 |
Background
editAbu Adam was originally designed in the late 1970s. Then Al-Farouk City, entered a latent period where its growth was minimal until the mid-1990s. In the past 10 years, the city has begun to gain momentum and construction is taking place almost everywhere. The first settlers had to live without electricity and running water supply for a long time and the only option was to finance and buy water pipes and electric cables in addition to paving roads. Now the basic infrastructure like electricity and water is part of the city grid.[1]
During the 2023 Sudan conflict, on 10 July, the Sudanese Air Force bombed the areas of Abu Adam and Jabra, south of Khartoum.[2] On 19 July, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) claimed to have repelled an Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attack in Al-Ashra and the Al-Dabbasin Bridge in Abu Adam, south of Khartoum, destroying 9 combat vehicles and killing several fighters.[3] On 30 July, the SAF accused the RSF of randomly bombing Abu Adam which led to the death of a child aged 8.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "حى أبوآدم (مدينة الفاروق) - Khartoum Capital". wikimapia.org (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ^ Sulimanm, Mohamed (2023-07-11). "سلاح الجو السوداني يقصف منطقتي ابو آدم وجبرة جنوب الخرطوم". Dabanga Radio TV Online (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ^ "14 civilians killed in RSF drone strike on civilian gathering in Khartoum". Sudan Tribune. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "الجيش السوداني يصادر شحنة أسلحة للدعم السريع والمعارك تجبر سكان حي بالخرطوم على النزوح". www.aljazeera.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ^ "الجيش السوداني يكشف تفاصيل اشتباكات مع الدعم السريع في الخرطوم — تاق برس" (in Arabic). 2023-07-30. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
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