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Khartoum

Northern Africa

Khartoum is the capital and most populous city of Sudan and of Khartoum State, at the confluence of the Blue Nile and White Nile. Together with Omdurman and Khartoum North it forms Greater Khartoum, the largest urban area in the country. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
1,974,647 1
Area (sq km)
322.7 1
Founding Year
1821 1
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
381 1
Latitude
15.6 degrees north 1
Longitude
32.5 degrees east 1
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Associated With

Nubia, Regions

Nubia begins near the Nile confluence at Khartoum.

Source Nubia (Wikipedia)
Sudan, Countries
Source Khartoum (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Sudan, Countries

Khartoum is the capital of Sudan.

Source Khartoum (Wikipedia)
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Sudan Airways

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Source Wikipedia: Sudan Airwaystier 2
Sudan News Agency

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Source Wikipedia: Sudan News Agencytier 2
Central Bank of Sudan

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Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (Sudan)

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Supreme Court of Sudan

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Source Supreme Court of Sudan (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Supreme Court, located in Khartoum, is the highest judicial authority in Sudan, apart from the Constitutional Court, which under Article 30 of the August 2019 Draft Constitutional Declaration, is to be "an independent court, separate from the judicial authority." Nemat Abdullah Khair was appointed as Chief Justice of Sudan, thus becoming the President of
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1. Khartoum (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    is the capital and most populous city of Sudan
  • Infobox: population_total
    1,974,647
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2025 est.
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    322.7
  • Infobox, Elevation
    381 m (1,250 ft)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    15.6°N 32.5°E
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    15.6°N 32.5°E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    15.6°N 32.5°E
  • Associated With: Sudan, Infobox, Country
    Sudan
  • Capital Of: Sudan, Lead section, capital fact
    Khartoum, also spelled Khartum, is the capital and most populous city of Sudan as well as Khartoum State.
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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Wikidata: Khartoum
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Nubia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Nubia, Lead section
Quote, Associated With: Nubia, Lead section
near Khartoum in central Sudan
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