WAD MEDANI  , a town of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, capital of the Blue Nile mudiria, in 14° 24' N., 33° 31' E., on the left bank of the Blue Nile, 110 m. by rail and 147 M. by river, S.E. of Khartum . Pop. about 20,000 . It is the chief depot for grain raised in the Gezira, has oil and soap works, and is a thriving commercial centre, being on the main trade route between Khartum and Abyssinia . The town, which is of considerable antiquity, contains some fine buildings, the chief mosque having a conspicuous tower . Wad Medan,i was almost destroyed during the Mandia, but its return to prosperity under Anglo-Egyptian rule was rapid . In 1909 it was connected by railway with Khartum, and thus the hindrance to trade through the Blue Nile being scarcely navigable between January and June was over-come . In 1910 railway communication between the town and Kordofan was established .