Afra Mall

Afra Shopping Mall
LocationKhartoum, Sudan
Coordinates15°33′34″N 32°33′18″E / 15.5594°N 32.5549°E / 15.5594; 32.5549
OpenedJanuary 2004
ManagerBullary LLC
OwnerMZK
Num. of stores100
Floor area480,000 square feet (45,000 m2)
Floors3 floors
Parking380 places
Websitewww.afrasd.com

Afra Mall (Arabic: مركز عفراء التجاري) was a shopping mall in Khartoum, Sudan. It opened in 2004 and was the first shopping mall in the country.

The mall was two stories and had an area of 45,000 square metres (480,000 sq ft). It contains a hypermarket, a movie theater, an ice-skating rink, an internet cafe, a food court, currency exchanges, and a variety of shops.

History

A substantial portion of the shopping center burned in early May 2012; the mall was subsequently renovated.

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. 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.

References

  1. ↑ "Afra Mall". Middle East Council of Shopping Centres and Retailers (MECSR). 28 July 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  2. 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.
  3. 1 2 Donnelly, John (June 4, 2004). "In Khartoum, shopping for future". Boston Globe. p. A8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Clammer, Paul (2009). Sudan. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-84162-206-4.
  5. ↑ "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 2021-12-22.
  6. ↑ "Afra is back". Afra Mall. Archived from the original on 2021-12-22.
  7. 1 2 "Video.. The fire devoured one of the largest shopping centers in Khartoum". The Eastern Herald. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "The mass looting of Khartoum's shops and markets". Ayin Network. 28 May 2022. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2025.