Education
Education in Gedaref has been far developed in the last decades. The city counts about 73 schools of different levels. With the establishment of Al Qadarif University the city has accomplished its dream to became an education shrine for the whole area of southeast Sudan. Boarding schools has been established in the city as early as the sixties to accommodate young villagers and rural areas youth.
Gedaref is known also by its intellectuals. Many famous Sudanese artists and politicians has been born or lived in the city, among them Rashid Bakr (former Vice President 1983) and Ahmed Al Jabri (singer).
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