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Mahdist War - Sudan Campaign - Khartoum

Mahdist War - Sudan Campaign - Khartoum - Scrub, river with boats, small buildings opposite. Part of Box 244 Boswell Collection - Sudan War. Khartoum is the capital and second largest city of Sudan and Khartoum state. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile, flowing north from Lake Victoria, and the Blue Nile, flowing west from Ethiopia. The location where the two Niles meet is known as the al-Mogran, meaning the Confluence. The main Nile continues to flow north towards Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea. Divided by the Niles, Khartoum is a tripartite metropolis with an estimated overall population of over five million people, consisting of Khartoum proper, and linked by bridges to Khartoum North and Omdurman to the west. Date: 1881 - 1889

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A Turkana man sleeps on the western shore of Lake Turkana close to Todonyang near the

A Turkana man sleeps on the western shore of Lake Turkana close to Todonyang near the Kenya-Ethiopia border in northern Kenya on September 25, 2014. The Turkana have historically clashed over ethnic differences and precious resources such as fishing, pasture and fresh water with other tribes bordering their territory such as the Dassanach from southern Ethiopia. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (KENYA - Tags: SOCIETY CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

South pit crater filled by basaltic lava flows, Erta Ale volcano, Danakil Depression

January 30, 2011 - South pit crater filled by basaltic lava flows from overflowing lava lake, Erta Ale volcano, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia

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