Muglad: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
No edit summary Tag: missing file added |
m Reverted edits by 2001:16A2:54FC:EB00:C9B0:9249:8D21:A6B (talk) (HG) (3.4.10) |
||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
<!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> |
<!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> |
||
<!-- Basic info ----------------> |
<!-- Basic info ----------------> |
||
|official_name = |
|official_name = Muglad |
||
|other_name = |
|other_name = |
||
|native_name = |
|native_name = |
||
|nickname = |
|nickname = |
||
|settlement_type = |
|settlement_type = Town |
||
|motto = |
|motto = |
||
<!-- images and maps -----------> |
<!-- images and maps -----------> |
||
| Line 24: | Line 24: | ||
|image_map = |
|image_map = |
||
|mapsize = |
|mapsize = |
||
|map_caption = |
|map_caption = |
||
|image_map1 = |
|image_map1 = |
||
|mapsize1 = |
|mapsize1 = |
||
|map_caption1 = |
|map_caption1 = |
||
| Line 47: | Line 47: | ||
|subdivision_name4 = |
|subdivision_name4 = |
||
<!-- Politics -----------------> |
<!-- Politics -----------------> |
||
|government_footnotes = |
|government_footnotes = |
||
|government_type = |
|government_type = |
||
|leader_title = |
|leader_title = |
||
|leader_name = |
|leader_name = |
||
|leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |
|leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |
||
|leader_name1 = |
|leader_name1 = |
||
|leader_title2 = |
|leader_title2 = |
||
|leader_name2 = |
|leader_name2 = |
||
|leader_title3 = |
|leader_title3 = |
||
| Line 66: | Line 66: | ||
|established_date3 = |
|established_date3 = |
||
<!-- Area ---------------------> |
<!-- Area ---------------------> |
||
|area_magnitude = |
|area_magnitude = |
||
|unit_pref =Imperial <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> |
|unit_pref =Imperial <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> |
||
|area_footnotes = |
|area_footnotes = |
||
|area_total_km2 = |
|area_total_km2 = <!-- ALL fields dealing with a measurements are subject to automatic unit conversion--> |
||
|area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> |
|area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> |
||
|area_water_km2 = |
|area_water_km2 = |
||
| Line 84: | Line 84: | ||
|area_blank1_sq_mi = |
|area_blank1_sq_mi = |
||
<!-- Population -----------------------> |
<!-- Population -----------------------> |
||
|population_as_of = |
|population_as_of = |
||
|population_footnotes = |
|population_footnotes = |
||
|population_note = |
|population_note = |
||
| Line 93: | Line 93: | ||
|population_density_metro_km2 = |
|population_density_metro_km2 = |
||
|population_density_metro_sq_mi = |
|population_density_metro_sq_mi = |
||
|population_urban = |
|population_urban = |
||
|population_density_urban_km2 = |
|population_density_urban_km2 = |
||
|population_density_urban_sq_mi = |
|population_density_urban_sq_mi = |
||
| Line 103: | Line 103: | ||
|population_density_blank1_sq_mi = |
|population_density_blank1_sq_mi = |
||
<!-- General information ---------------> |
<!-- General information ---------------> |
||
|timezone = |
|timezone = |
||
|utc_offset = |
|utc_offset = |
||
|timezone_DST = |
|timezone_DST = |
||
| Line 122: | Line 122: | ||
|footnotes = |
|footnotes = |
||
}} |
}} |
||
''' |
'''Muglad''' is a town in [[West Kurdufan]] State in the south of [[Sudan]]. It is the center town of the [[Misseriya]] tribe, sometimes also transliterated as "Messeria" tribe. |
||
In the late seventies, early eighties, |
In the late seventies, early eighties, Muglad was used as a staging area for oilfield operations, mainly by California-based Chevron. At the Muglad airstrip, air operations were conducted in DC-3, Convair and also leased Hercules from Transamerica to link the South with the capital Khartoum, for personnel transportation and materials, supplies and fuel. Twin-otter DHC-6s were used for single-pilot flights to the drilling-rig wellsites at jungle / desert sites, and the STOL characteristics were put the test at every mission. In these pre-GPS days, navigation was aided by the Omega-VLF system receivers mounted on the DHC-6. |
||
== pattern of governance == |
|||
Mujlad is ruled according to federal state government as well as a local tribal administration represents in Alnadhir ( tribal prince) & Al-omda (english mayor) as well as Aljoudia (tribal committees). |
|||
== Transport == |
== Transport == |
||
| Line 149: | Line 147: | ||
{{Sudan-geo-stub}} |
{{Sudan-geo-stub}} |
||
[[File: |
[[File:Muglad_in_front_of_ICRC_office_2011.jpg|thumb|Muglad in front of ICRC office 2011]] |
||
[[File:1981- |
[[File:1981-MUGLAD-EtienneMaricq.jpg|thumb|An oil service company manager waiting for equipment arrival at the Muglad airfield]] |
||
[[File:1981- |
[[File:1981-MugladAirStrip-©EtienneMaricq.jpg|thumb|Transamerica Hercules manoeuvring on the Muglad airstrip in 1981. Leased to Chevron, it operated daily from Khartoum transporting critical supplies and personnel to the area]] |
||
[[File:1981- |
[[File:1981-Muglad-DC3-@EtienneMaricq.jpg|thumb|At the Muglad airstrip, Chevron company and contractor personnel arrive or depart, and materials are transferred. A company jeep is in the foreground.]] |
||
Revision as of 11:25, 6 August 2020
 |
Muglad | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Muglad Location in Sudan | |
| Coordinates: 11°2′2″N 27°44′24″E / 11.03389°N 27.74000°E | |
| Country |  Sudan |
| State | West Kurdufan |
Muglad is a town in West Kurdufan State in the south of Sudan. It is the center town of the Misseriya tribe, sometimes also transliterated as "Messeria" tribe.
In the late seventies, early eighties, Muglad was used as a staging area for oilfield operations, mainly by California-based Chevron. At the Muglad airstrip, air operations were conducted in DC-3, Convair and also leased Hercules from Transamerica to link the South with the capital Khartoum, for personnel transportation and materials, supplies and fuel. Twin-otter DHC-6s were used for single-pilot flights to the drilling-rig wellsites at jungle / desert sites, and the STOL characteristics were put the test at every mission. In these pre-GPS days, navigation was aided by the Omega-VLF system receivers mounted on the DHC-6.
Transport
It is served by a railway station on the Waw branch of Sudan Railways.
It is the junction for a branch line to the oil fields at Abu Jabra.
In late 70's and early 80's the Muglad airfield was very active owing to the Chevron Aviation department operations to support oil exploration logistics. The type of aircraft included Twin Otter DHC6, DC3, Convair and Hercules.
See also
References
11°2′2″N 27°44′24″E / 11.03389°N 27.74000°E
 | This Sudan location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
