Siege of Khartoum 200 British soldiers to strengthen the defenses of Khartoum. All these proposals were rejected by the Gladstone cabinet, since Britain was still intent on evacuation and refused absolutely to be pressured into military intervention in Sudan. Gordon began to resent the government's policy, and his telegrams to Cairo became more acrimonious. On 8 April he wrote: "I leave you with the indelible disgrace of abandoning the garrisons" and added that such a course would be "the climax of meanness". Knowing that the Mahdists were closing in, Gordon finally ordered the strengthening of the fortifications around Khartoum. The city was protected
Al Amarat (Khartoum) Al Amarat (Khartoum) Al Amarat is bounded on the east by Africa or (airport) road and on the west by Mohamed Naguib road. The nomenclature of the neighborhood streets starts with 1st street and ends by 61th street, using odd numbering. The district is a modern residential districts in Khartoum, but it was found after the late General President Ibrahim Abboud government. Al Amarat district is one of the neighborhoods of Khartoum city, It has been known as a major residential for cultural and businessmen at the centre capital of Sudan. The neighbourhood was named Al Amarat as it was