Sudan National Botanical Garden
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The Sudan National Botanical Garden, established in 1954, is located in Khartoum in the Mogran residential area. The garden contains a collection of living plants in addition to a herbarium.{{Cite web|title=wikikmapia|url=http://wikimapia.org/4820770/Khartoum-Botanical-Gardens|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}
Location
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The garden is located in the Khartoum Al Mogran area, where the White Nile meets the Blue Nile. The garden area is about 11 acres.{{Cite web|title=botanical-garden|url=http://www.mykiresidency.com/place/botanical-garden|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}
Administration
The garden is administratively affiliated to the Sudan federal Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation. The garden is listed among the oldest gardens in Africa.{{Cite web|title=An International Review of the Ex Situ Plant Collections of the Botanic Gardens of the World|url=https://www.cbd.int/doc/ref/bot-gard-overview.pdf |website=Convention on Biological Diversity |publisher=UN Environment Programme}}
The Garden has several departments and units:
- Seed collection unit.
- Reproduction unit - acclimatization.
- Genetic Resources Conservation Unit.
- Classification unit
- An exchange unit with international parks and research centers.
- Training and Signs Unit.
- Ornamental plants, Coordination and Heritage Unit
- Living unit.
- Unit of plants of economic importance.
- Information tion and Documenttion Unit .
The tasks and objectives
- Conservation and conservation of plant genetic resources.
- Providing the information and the botanical model for researchers, scholars and hobbyists
- General definition of different plants. Cultivation of new varieties of plants
- Conducting scientific research in the various fields of the plant.
- Care of living, library and seed store.
- Organize the information obtained in various plant sciences.
- Establishing, maintaining and maintaining the gene pool.
= Activities =
Among the events hosted by the garden is the annual flower exhibition.{{Cite web|title=flower exhibition|url=https://arabi21.com/story/1225530/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%B1%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%B2%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%88%D9%81%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%81%D9%84%D9%83%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%88-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%83%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A9|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}
= Opening Hours =
The garden and the domain are open on official working days, Sunday to Thursday 09:00 to 03:00, and access requires tickets at the gate.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1EOY2R-o4w&feature=youtu.be Youtube video about the garden]
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Category:Botanical gardens in Sudan
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