Market of the Desert

In Africa a hundred thousand strange or atypical things can happen. One such situation occured when we went from Dongola to Khartum. In the desert there were no roads and few trails could have had been covered by sand storm. In short, we were going south, not knowing what we would find. Suddenly, in the middle of the desert you encounter a sign that tells you the road takes you to Khartum and tells you that for the next 300 miles there is not a single area where you can refuel. That is, this is the only place to get gas, food, etc. There is fairly large market where travelers can purchase both gasoline and all kinds of products.