Omdurman
Good to know
- Best time to go
- November to February, timing a visit for the Friday dervish ceremony
- Budget
- $
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
The historic Mahdist capital across the Nile from Khartoum holds the Mahdi's tomb, the Khalifa's house museum, and one of Africa's largest souks. On Friday afternoons, whirling Sufi dervishes gather at the Hamed al-Nil tomb in a hypnotic weekly ritual.
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