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Omdurman

Northern Africa

Omdurman is a major city in Sudan, the second most populous city in the country, located in Khartoum State on the west bank of the River Nile opposite the capital Khartoum. Once capital of the Mahdist state in the late nineteenth century and the site of the decisive 1898 Battle of Omdurman during Britain's reconquest of Sudan, the city today forms part of the Khartoum metropolitan area and is known for its large traditional souk and camel market.

Facts
Population
1,200,000 1
Area (sq km)
614.9 1
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
386 1
Infobox gives elevation only in feet (1,268 ft); converted 1268 x 0.3048 = 386.5 m, rounded to 386.
Latitude
15.640278 degrees north 1
Longitude
32.482778 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Dry 3
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 4
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Origin Of

Ibrahim El-Salahi

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Found There

Battle of Omdurman

Also in War and Military Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Battle of Omdurman
Sources
1. Omdurman (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: population_total
    1,200,000
  • Infobox, Population as of
    2025
  • Infobox, Area total km2
    614.9
  • Infobox, Elevation ft
    1,268
  • Infobox, coordinates
    15°38′25″N 32°28′58″E
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 15.6403,32.4828
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 391.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 15.75, 32.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 15.75, 32.25
15.75 32.25 BWh
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4. GeoNames: Omdurman - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 365137
Quote, cities500 record 365137
15.64453 32.47773 P PPL SD 29 1849659 391 Africa/Khartoum
Wikidata: Omdurman
Wikidata Q180921, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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