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Wad al-'Abbas

Coordinates: 13°46′5″N 33°38′32″E / 13.76806°N 33.64222°E / 13.76806; 33.64222
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Wad al-'Abbas
ود العباس
Town
Wad al-'Abbas is located in Sudan
Wad al-'Abbas
Wad al-'Abbas
Location of Wad al-'Abbas in Sudan
Coordinates: 13°46′5″N 33°38′32″E / 13.76806°N 33.64222°E / 13.76806; 33.64222
Country Sudan
StateSennar
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)

Wad al-'Abbas (Arabic: ود العباس) is one of the oldest cities in the province of Sinār, Sudan. It was founded by Sheik Muhammad 'Alī 'Abbās, who came from the district of Wahīb in Northern, Sudan, where he was a learned and devout man. He founded a centre for teaching of the Qur'ān.