Sixth Cataract
Sudan /
Khartum /
al-Hartum Bahhri /
World
/ Sudan
/ Khartum
/ al-Hartum Bahhri
, 67 km from center (الخرطوم بحرى)
World / Sudan / Northern / River Nile / Shendi
river rapid / white water, interesting place
Sixth Cataract, with Maskit Island directly behind, onto which one of the ships to help the British General Charles G. Gordon in his fight against the Mahdi 1885 in Khartoum ran aground. Remains of the wreck might still to be seen on the rocky top of the island.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 16°19'49"N 32°41'20"E
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