Kalakla
Kalakla () is one of the residential locality located on the southern of Khartoum State and near the Jabal al-Awliya locality. Location Kalakla neighbourhood is located between latitude 15.4678 degrees and longitude 32.4856 degrees in the Jabal al-Awliya locality. It is bordered on the eastern side by the land of Mahas and on the western-northern side by the Haraz Umm Qaddad north of al-Azuzab. It ends on the eastern side in Eid Hussein, and extends from the south to al-Dukhinat. While it parallels the course of the White Nile River to the west. Great Kalakla Kalakla is divided into several regions: Kalakla al-Qaala (, Qaala is Arabic for Citadel), which is the oldest. It was called the citadel because it is elevation Abuam Kalakla al-Qubba (, Qubba is Arabic for dome), formerly Kalakla Hasa (Arabic for gravel). It contains the most famous dome in the region, which is the dome of the tomb of Abdul Qadir Wad Umm Maryum, who was on of the firsts to inhibit the area. Kalakla Sanqa'at () which was given this name because of its highness, and the pronunciation "Sanqa" in Sudanese colloquial language means raising the head to see what is above it. Kalakla East () Kalakla al-Wehda (, al-Wehda is Arabic for unity) Kalakla al-Munawara () Kalakla al-Lafa () is located in the southern side Naming There were many opinions about naming the Kalakla region by this name. The most likely opinion is that Fatima daughter of Al-Mak Hasaballah was called "Kalkala Al-Rabatah" during the era of the Zarqa Sultanate. She was believed to be a horsewoman who was good at riding and handling horses and lived west of the White Nile (now Fatasha) with her father and four brothers. Her father was a "Hambati" meaning a bandit, blocking the way of convoys coming from the other side, and Fatima was participating in these robberies and plundering operations. She would say to the bandits with her, "Kalkala the horses and attack!", and the "kalkala" in language is to goad with the spurs, especially on the side of the horse. When she was caught and Hamdallah bin Muhammad Al-Awadi took her as a captive. Hamdallah Al-Awadi invited her to train his children in horse riding who learned the war cry "Kalkala the horses and attack!". History Formation The history of Kalakla goes back approximately 450 years, since the arrival of Sheikh Ali bin Muhammad bin Kanna to the Al-Manjara area (today's area in Khartoum), coming from Al-Azhar Al-Sharif in Egypt. He is form Kawahla people. Hamdallah bin Muhammad Al-Awadi also came to the region in the same era from Shendi in the River Nile State. The two intermarried and the name Kalakla came to include all of them. The ancient Kalakla people migrated from Al-Manjara to the today's Kalakla, an area located south of Al-Hammadab and Al-Shajara. The Kalakla people worked in agriculture, and cutting trees and lumber. During the Turco-Egyptian occupation of Sudan During the Turco-Egyptian occupation of Sudan the rulers of Khartoum