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El Obeid

American  
[el oh-beyd] / ˌɛl oʊˈbeɪd /
Also Obeid

noun

  1. a city in the central Sudan: Egyptian army defeated by Mahdist forces 1883.

El Obeid British  
/ ɛl əʊˈbeɪd /

noun

  1. a city in the central Sudan, in Kordofan province: scene of the defeat of a British and Egyptian army by the Mahdi (1883). Pop: 423 000 (2005 est)

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