Siege of Khartoum currency to the post of Governor-general in January 1884 and arrived at Khartoum on 18 February 1884, less than one month prior to the siege. Muhammad Ahmad bin Abd Allah, self-proclaimed Mahdi, engaged in an 18-year Mahdist War (1881–99) against the British Empire (Khedivate of Egypt), the Ethiopian Empire, the Congo Free State, and the Kingdom of Italy. In a series of telegrams in early March, 1884, Gordon informed the British government that the Mahdi were closing the roads, cutting off supplies and severing telegraph communications. As the fighting drew closer to the city walls, and the blockade tightened, the siege
Khartoum Zoo old Khartoum Zoological Gardens kept animals such as lions, elephants, zebras, hippopotamus, tortoises, and others. Khartoum Zoo The Khartoum Zoo () was a zoological park located in Khartoum, Sudan. The zoo was founded in 1901 at the center of Khartoum. In 1903 it was moved to a spot between the White and Blue Niles. In 1995, the zoo was moved again after the grounds were sold to an investor. After the closure of the zoological gardens, the Corinthia Hotel was built on the site. The Kuku Zoo () was established in Hilat Koko, in Khartoum, in 2009 by the Faculty