desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh). Current status The Kassala region had a child mortality rate of 62 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2014, slightly higher than the national average of 52 child deaths per 1,000. The Khatmiyya Mosque, built in 1840 by the Ottomans and damaged during the Mahdist War, is the city's most important cultural site. It is an important site for the Sufi Khatmiyya order. Education The city is home to Kassala University, a public university established in 1990 to replace the East University, and an important institution for development in the east of Sudan. Including Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Faculty of Education,Faculty of Economic and Administration, Faculty of Computer science and IT and more. Notable people Bushara Abdel-Nadief (Footballer) Aisha Musa Ahmad (Singer) Hassan Al-Turabi (Politician) Muhannad El Tahir (Footballer) Nizar Hamid (Footballer) Noor Uthman Muhammed Dua Saleh (Singer) See also 2007 Sudan floods Railway stations in Sudan Toteil References External links Kassala program, Ockenden International State capitals in Sudan Populated places in Kassala (state)