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| Kassala | ||||||||||||||||||
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| The city of Kassala is situated in Eastern Sudan and has a population of 150,000. The city is built on the Gash River. It has famous mountains, especially the Taka Mountains. | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Kassala souq , or market, is said to be one of Sudan's best, and sells a wide variety of the fruit for which Kassala is famous. Kassala is famous for many fruits like grapefruit, pomegranates, oranges, bananas and melons. |
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| There are many local handicrafts, and silver jewelery. Kassala is also famous for its camels. Many people here are camel herders, and some of Sudan's best camels are bought from here! | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Several miles outside Kassala are the curiously-shaped 'sugar-loaf' hills, known as the "jabals". They can be seen on the horizon from the city and are the habitat of a tribe of baboons, which come down from the hills at sunset to drink at a nearby village well! Exciting, right? |
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