Jabal Awliya

Jabal Awliya (Arabic: جبل أولياء, Jabal al Awliyā', Jebel Aulia, Gebel Aulia) is a village in the north-central part of Sudan,^[1] about 40 km (25 mi) south of Khartoum. Nearby is the Jebel Aulia Dam, built in 1937 by the British for the Egyptian government. Jabal Awliya became a refuge camp during the Second Sudanese Civil War, housing more than 100,000 inhabitants.^[2]

Jabal Awliya جبل أولياء
Jabal Awliya Location in Sudan and Africa Show map of Sudan Jabal Awliya Jabal Awliya (Africa) Show map of Africa
Coordinates: 15°14′28″N 32°30′25″E
Country	Sudan
State	Khartoum
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (CAT)

Jabal Awliya Airport

Jabal Awliya Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Serves	Jabal Awliya
Elevation AMSL	2,182 ft / 665 m
Map
Jabal Awliya Airport Location of the airport in Sudan
Helipads
Number Length Surface ft m 18/36H 986 300 Asphalt

The airport hosts Sudanese Air Force along with Sudanese Army and police.

The airport hosts three helicopter squadrons (Mil Mi-8, Mil Mi-17, Mil Mi-24, Mil Mi-35) from the base.^[3] There is a short runway but only used as helipad with markings found midway.

On 26 February 1996, a C-130 transport plane of the Sudanese military crashed at Jabal Awliya, killing all 91 people on board.^[4]