Al-Damazin Farms

The Al-Damazin Farms, about 300 miles (480 km) south-east of Khartoum, Sudan, was an "enormous" farm owned and run by Osama bin Laden.[1][2][3]

Bin Laden received the land on which the farms were based in payment by the Sudanese government for construction work he had performed.[3] The farms employed thousands of people.[4] The farms had cattle and horses, and grew white corn, sesame, soybeans, sorghum, and peanuts.[5][3][6]

Mohamed Zeki Mahjoub was hired by bin Laden, between February 1992 and May 1993, to supervise 4,000 employees at the farms.[7]

Al-Qaeda held "refresher courses" in small arms and explosives on the farms.[2][6][8]

References
  1. Laden, Najwa bin; Laden, Omar bin; Sasson, Jean (September 11, 2001). Growing Up Bin Laden: Osama's Wife and Son Take Us Inside Their Secret World. ISBN 9781429932332. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  2. Randal, Jonathan C. (2005). Osama: the making of a terrorist. ISBN 9781845111175. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  3. Scheuer, Michael (December 13, 2010). Osama Bin Laden. ISBN 9780199753048. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  4. Bergen, Peter L. (January 20, 2006). The Osama Bin Laden I Know: An Oral History of Al Qaeda's Leader. ISBN 9780743295925. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  5. Menelik, Girma Yohannes Iyassu (October 2009). Finances and Networks Al-Qaeda Terrorists. ISBN 9783640444380. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  6. "Terror Exports Are the Business Of Jihad Inc. - Page 2". New York Times. February 13, 2001. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  7. "Refugee denies any link to terror groups". The Star. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  8. "Bin Laden's Money Trail Reaches Around the Globe". FOX News. September 19, 2001. Retrieved June 16, 2011.

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