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Showak

FieldValue
nameShowak
settlement_typeTown
other_nameالشواك
pushpin_mapSudan
pushpin_label_positionabove
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Sudan
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameSudan
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Al Qadarif
population_density_km2auto
timezoneEAT
utc_offset+3
coordinates
elevation_m516

Showak (also Ash Showak or el Showak) (), is the capital of the Al Fushqa District located on the Atbarah River in eastern Gedarif State, Sudan, at an altitude of 516 m above sea level. It lies at a distance of 381 km to the northeast of Khartoum. Showak is a major transport hub between Gedaref, the state capital and Kassala city.

The national highway linking Khartoum and the rest of the country with Port Sudan, as well as the railway line parallel to it, passes through Showak. Showak has the largest cattle market in the state and contains a special clinic, affiliated with Khartoum University, which treats camels. It also hosts a large UN Refugees camp in its vicinity known as the Shagarab Refugees camp and is home to the Sudanese headquarters of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. There is one hospital in the town, Ash Showak Rural Hospital, and a branch of the Agricultural Bank of Sudan, located in the town's main market.

History

During the Third Sudanese civil war, 6 unidentified drones had attacked the town's power station lead to a power outage in the states of Al-Qadarif and Kassala.

Climate

Showak has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSh) with two distinct seasons: a short, sweltering and extremely oppressive wet season from mid-June to mid-September and a sweltering, desiccating dry season covering the rest of the year. |Jan record high C = 40.3 |Feb record high C = 43.6 |Mar record high C = 45.2 |Apr record high C = 46.0 |May record high C = 45.7 |Jun record high C = 44.5 |Jul record high C = 40.8 |Aug record high C = 40.7 |Sep record high C = 41.0 |Oct record high C = 41.5 |Nov record high C = 41.0 |Dec record high C = 40.1 |year record high C = 46.0 |Jan record low C = 8.3 |Feb record low C = 8.2 |Mar record low C = 9.0 |Apr record low C = 12.6 |May record low C = 17.0 |Jun record low C = 17.7 |Jul record low C = 18.3 |Aug record low C = 13.7 |Sep record low C = 17.5 |Oct record low C = 14.4 |Nov record low C = 10.8 |Dec record low C = 7.8 |year record low C = 7.8

References

References

  1. (2009). "Constraints in the Market Chains for Export of Sudanese Sheep and Sheep Meat to the Middle East". ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD).
  2. (1950). "The Nile Basin". Government Press.
  3. (2006). "Dry: Life Without Water". Harvard University Press.
  4. (1987). "Water planning in arid Sudan". Published for the Development Administration Group, Institute of Local Government Studies, University of Birmingham, by Ithaca Press.
  5. "Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Sudan". UNHCR.
  6. "Drone attacks on key power station in eastern Sudan cause casualties - Sudan Tribune".
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