08/03/2026
This video dates back to **1926**, when the **historic Sennar Dam in Sudan** was inaugurated in 1926.
It became the **first dam in the country** and the **oldest reservoir in Sudan**. It was built to provide **irrigation water for the Gezira Project** and to **generate electricity**. The reservoir is located on the **Blue Nile**, about **300 km from Khartoum**.
A video from **exactly one hundred years ago**.
The governor who inaugurated the Sennar Dam was the **Governor-General of Sudan, Sir Geoffrey Arthur Archer.