Afra Mall
| Map | |
| Location | Khartoum, Sudan |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 15°33′34′′N 32°33′18′′E / 15.5594°N 32.5549°E / 15.5594; 32.5549 |
| Opened | January 2004 |
| Management | Bullary LLC[1] |
| Owner | MZK |
| Stores | 100 |
| Floorarea | 480,000 square feet (45,000m2) |
| Floors | 3 floors |
| Parking | 380 places |
| Website | www |
Afra Mall (Arabic : مركز عفراء التجاري) was a shopping mall in Khartoum, Sudan.[2] [3] It opened in 2004 and was the first shopping mall in the country.[2] [3]
The mall was two stories and had an area of 45,000 square metres (480,000 sq ft).[2] [4] It contains a hypermarket, a movie theater, an ice-skating rink, an internet cafe, a food court, currency exchanges, and a variety of shops.[2]
History
[edit ]A substantial portion of the shopping center burned in early May 2012;[5] the mall was subsequently renovated.[6]
During the early weeks of the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), the mall's stores were subject to heavy looting and destruction, including luxury goods, phones, and electronics.[7] The mall was later engulfed in a fire and destroyed by shelling, with the RSF and SAF claiming that the other side had destroyed it.[7] [8]
References
[edit ]- ↑ "Afra Mall". Middle East Council of Shopping Centres and Retailers (MECSR). 28 July 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 Levy, Patricia; Latif, Zawiah Abdul; Young-Brown, Fiona (2017). Sudan. Cavendish Square Publishing. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-5026-2611-0.
- 1 2 Donnelly, John (June 4, 2004). "In Khartoum, shopping for future". Boston Globe . p. A8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Clammer, Paul (2009). Sudan. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-84162-206-4.
- ↑ "مدير الدفاع المدنى بولاية الخرطوم يتحدث حول حريق عفراء" [The Director of Civil Defense in Khartoum State talks about the Afra fire]. SudaneseOnline (in Arabic). May 3, 2012. Archived from the original on 2021年12月22日.
- ↑ "Afra is back". Afra Mall. Archived from the original on 2021年12月22日.
- 1 2 "Video.. The fire devoured one of the largest shopping centers in Khartoum". The Eastern Herald. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ↑ "The mass looting of Khartoum's shops and markets". Ayin Network. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
