Abidiya
العبيدية
Abidiya is located in Sudan
Abidiya
Abidiya
Location in Sudan
Coordinates: 18°14′0″N 33°57′0″E / 18.23333°N 33.95000°E / 18.23333; 33.95000
Country Sudan

Abidiya (Arabic: العبيدية) is a town near the Nubian Desert in River Nile (state) of north-east Sudan.

History

In July 2022, Russia was caught plundering gold from a processing plant near Abidiya to support its war in Ukraine.[1]

References

  1. "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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