Al-Jazirah

Japanese: ジャジーラ(英語表記)al-Jazīrah
Al-Jazirah
Also known as Gezira. A triangular lowland between the White Nile and the Blue Nile in the central-eastern part of Sudan, south of the capital Khartoum. It means "island" in Arabic. It is 400m above sea level. The Jazira (Gezira) Project, which began in 1925 to irrigate the Blue Nile from the Sannar and Rusailis Dams, and the Manakil Extension Project, have turned 8,100 km2 of this region into farmland. Millet and fodder crops are also cultivated, but long-staple cotton is the main product and is the economic base of the country.

Jazeera
al-Jazīrah

The name of a region in northern Iraq. Jazira means "island." It is an undulating plateau 240-460m above sea level, sandwiched between the upper reaches of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. In ancient times, it played an important role as a passage connecting Iraq, Syria, Iran, Anatolia, and Armenia. Most of it is desert, but pasture grows in early spring, so it is used as seasonal grazing land by nomads.

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Japanese:
別称ゲジラ Gezira。スーダン中央東部,首都ハルツーム南方の,ホワイトナイル川とブルーナイル川との間の三角形の低地帯。アラビア語で「島」を意味する。標高 400m。 1925年に始ったブルーナイル川のサンナール・ダムとルサイリス・ダムから灌漑するジャジーラ (ゲジラ) 計画は,マナーキル拡張計画も含めてこの地方の 8100km2を農地化した。キビや飼料作物も栽培されるが,特に長繊維の綿花が主要産物で,経済的基盤となっている。

ジャジーラ
al-Jazīrah

イラク北部の地方名。ジャジーラとは「島」の意。ユーフラテス川とチグリス川上流域にはさまれた,標高 240~460mの波状高原。古代ではイラク,シリア,イラン,アナトリア,アルメニアを結ぶ通路として重要な位置を占めていた。大半は砂漠であるが,春さきには牧草が生えるため,遊牧民の季節的な放牧地として利用される。

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