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Sennar Dam
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People walk and ride a red cart along the Sennar Dam, which spans the Blue Nile River in Sudan's Al Jazirah region, with a large structure visible in the background.
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Sannār Dam
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Sennar Dam

dam, Sudan
Also known as: Sannār Dam
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Sennar Dam, dam impounding the Blue Nile River for irrigation at the town of Sannār in Sudan. Completed in 1925, it is 9,925 feet (3,025 metres) long with a maximum height of 130 feet (40 metres) and irrigates cotton and other crops of the plain of al-Jazirāh (Gezira).

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy McKenna.