Omdurman - Mahdi's Tomb & Kalifa's House

Flag of the Sudanese Umma Party (Mahdists)	Tomb of the Mahdi, Omdurman's most famous landmark	The Mahdi, Muhammad Ahmad bin Abdallah, lived 1844-1885	Southwest corner of the Tomb of the Mahdi compound, Omdurman
In 1881, when Sudan was ruled by Ottoman Egypt, the Mahdi launched a rebellion	"Mahdi" is the prophesied redeemer of Islam	The Khedive of Egypt's Governor of Sudan was British General Charles Gordon	Tomb of the Mahdi, Omdurman
Failure of the British send relief to Gordon resulted in the fall of Khartoum in January 1885	Tomb of the Mahdi	The Mahdi died a mere six months after the death of General Gordon	The British under Lord Kitchener recaptured Khartoum after the Battle of Omdurman in 1898
After the Battle of Omdurman, the British destroyed the Tomb of the Mahdi	The British finally allowed the Sudanese to rebuilt the Tomb of the Mahdi in 1947	Sign over the side door to the garden behind the Tomb of the Mahdi	Minarets of the mosque at the Tomb of the Mahdi
Mosque adjacent to the Tomb of the Mahdi, Omdurman	Mosque adjacent to the Tomb of the Mahdi, Omdurman	Green flag with Arabic inscription	Mosque next to the Tomb of the Mahdi
Palm tree and minaret, Omdurman	Minaret, Omdurman	Minarets, Omdurman	Compound of the Mahdi's Tomb
Tomb of the Mahdi	Mosque to the north of the Tomb of the Mahdi	Abd Al-Rahman Al-Mahdi (1885-1959), son of Mohammed Ahmed Al-Mahdi, founder of the Umma Party	Abd Al-Rahman Al-Mahdi (1885-1959), son of Mohammed Ahmed Al-Mahdi, founder of the Umma Party
A third poster of Abd Al-Rahman Al-Mahdi, Omdurman	Silver dome of the Mahdi's Tomb	Trygve and Karen at the Mahdi's Tomb	Me at the Mahdi's Tomb
Mahdi's Tomb, Omdurman	Mahdi's Tomb, Omdurman	Mahdi's Tomb, Omdurman	Mahdi's Tomb, Omdurman
Arabic inscription on the Tomb of the Mahdi, Omdurman	Mahdi's Tomb, Omdurman	Door the the Mahdi's Tomb	Mahdi's Tomb, Omdurman
Caretaker of the Mahdi's Tomb with Karen	Caretaker of the Mahdi's Tomb, Omdurman	Water vessels at the Mahdi's Tomb	Timeless...
Khalifa's House - residence of the Mahdi's successor, Khalifa Abdulla	Khalifa's House, built 1887-1888, shortly after the Fall of Khartoum	Times journalist Hubert Howard Fell Here, Sept 2, 1898, a victim of friendly fire during the Battle of Omdurman	Door to the Khalifa's House, Omdurman
Layout of the Khalifa's House	The Khalifa's House, Omdurman	Sudanese students visiting the Khalifa's House	Roof of the Khalifa's House
The Khalifa's House, Omdurman	Khalifa's body guard in Dervish costume	Spears and crocodile-hide shields, relics of the Battle of Omdurman	Tools for making bullets
Plan of the Battle of Omdurman, 2 Sept 1898	8,200 British and 17,600 Egyptians against 50,000 to 60,000 Dervishes (Mahdists)	With weapons like this, the British mowed down 9,700 Dervishes killed and up to 16,000 wounded while suffering only 48 losses	Trygve at the Khalifa's House
Nordenfeldt gun on a naval shipboard mounting	Dervish banner from the Battle of Omdurman - bismillah al-rahman al-rahim	Dervish banner from the Battle of Omdurman with the basic tenets of Islam	Artists impression of the Battle of Omdurman
Patchwork design of the Dervish army	Coffee pot belonging to Amir Wad El-Nigomi	Museum of the Mahdist-era at the Khalifa's House, Omdurman	Stairs in the Khalifa's House
The Khalifa's House was taken over by the British District Commissioner of Omdurman 1899-1928	Mahdi's Tomb from the Khalifa's House	The Khalifa's House, Omdurman	The Khalifa's House, Omdurman
The Khalifa's House, Omdurman	The Khalifa's House, Omdurman	The Khalifa's House, Omdurman	The Khalifa's House, Omdurman
Over to heat the Turkish Bath I believe...	The Khalifa's House, Omdurman	The original cap of the Tomb of the Mahdi on display in the courtyard of the Khalifa's House	The original cap of the Tomb of the Mahdi
Colorful Gibba belonging to General Gordon	Photograph of General Gordon dated 1864	General Charles Gordon as Governor-General of Sudan	The Death of the Khalifa at Umm Diwaikarat (Kordofan), 1899
Historic photo of the Governor-General's Palace, Khartoum	Historic photo of the view from the Governor General's Palace of the Blue Nile	Historic photograph of the Blue Nile from the Governor-General's Palace looking west	Royal visit by King George V and Queen Mary, 1912
The Sudan Times - Royal visit by King George V and Queen Mary, 1912	The bath of the Khalifa's House	Mahdi's Tomb from the Khalifa's House	Original cap of the dome of the Madhi's Tomb
French explorer Jean-Baptiste Marchand trekked 14 months across West Africa with three of these steel boats, 1897-98	The Khalifa's House, Omdurman	The First Motorcar in Sudan	The First Motorcar in Sudan
Khalifa's House, Omdurman	Old carriages, Khalifa's House