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El Obeid

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El O·beid  (-bd) also Al U·bay·yid (l -bd)
A city of central Sudan southwest of Khartoum. Founded in the 1820s, it is an important transshipment center. Population: 393,000.


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The new saint was born in El Obeid, Northern Sudan, and kidnapped into slavery at age 7.
The government owned and operated oil refinery at El Obeid officially opened July 22, 1996 and is capable of handling up to 10,000 bopd.
Bishop Macram Max Gassis of El Obeid, whose jurisdiction includes the Nuba region, said, "Truly, this is a 'slaughter of the innocents,' an unbridled attempt to destroy the Nuba's hope, and, indeed, their future by destroying their children.
 
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