Abidiya (Arabic: العبيدية) is a town near the Nubian Desert in River Nile (state) of north-east Sudan.
Abidiya
العبيدية | |
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  Abidiya Location in Sudan | |
| Coordinates: 18°14′0″N 33°57′0″E / 18.23333°N 33.95000°E | |
| Country |  Sudan |
History
editIn July 2022, Russia was caught plundering gold from a processing plant near Abidiya to support its war in Ukraine.[1]
References
edit- ^ "Russia is plundering gold in Sudan to boost Putin's war effort in Ukraine". CNN. CNN. 29 July 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
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