El Gadarif

El Gadarif lies east of the Blue Nile in a country of seasonal rain and open plains. Hills surround the settlement on several sides, while fertile ground in the surrounding district supports grain cultivation. The Shukriya, camel-herding people of the southern Butana, held influence over the rain-fed lands around Gadarif. A market developed here among the communities of this region, between the Nile valley and the Ethiopian highlands.