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.
[4] The farms had cattle and horses, and grew white corn, sesame, soybeans, sorghum, and peanuts.
[5][3][6] Mohammad 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.