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Khartoum (??????? al-Khar?um) is the capital of Sudan

Sudan

Sudan is a country in northeastern Africa. It is the largest in the African continent and the Arab World, and List of countries and outlying territories by total area by area....
and of Khartoum State

Khartoum (state)

Khartoum is one of the 26 States of Sudan or states of Sudan. It has an area of 22,122 km2 and an estimated population of approximately 4,700,000 ....
. It is located at the confluence point of the White Nile

White Nile

The White Nile is a river of Africa, one of the two main tributary of the Nile, the other being the Blue Nile. In the strict meaning, "White Nile" refers to the river formed at Lake No at the confluence of the Bahr al Jabal and Bahr el Ghazal rivers....
flowing north from Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria

Lake Victoria or Victoria Nyanza is one of the Great Lakes of Africa.Lake Victoria is 68,800 square kilometres in size, making it the continent's largest lake, the largest tropical lake in the world, and the second widest fresh water lake in the world in terms of surface area ....
, and the Blue Nile

Blue Nile

The Blue Nile is a river originating at Lake Tana in Ethiopia. Sometimes in Ethiopia the river?especially the upper reaches?is called the Abbai....
flowing west from Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Ethiopia , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country situated in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Sudan to the west, Kenya to the south, Somalia to the east and Djibouti to the northeast....
. The location where the two Niles meet is known as "al-Mogran". The main Nile

Nile

The Nile is a major north-flowing river in Africa, generally regarded as the List of rivers by length in the world.The Nile has two major tributary, the White Nile and Blue Nile, the latter being the source of most of the Nile's water and silt, but the former being the longer of the two....
continues to flow north towards Egypt

Egypt

Egypt is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Western Asia. Covering an area of about , Egypt borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west....
and the Mediterranean Sea

Mediterranean Sea

The Mediterranean Sea is a sea or Ocean off the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia....
.

Divided by the Niles, Khartoum is a tripartite metropolis with an estimated overall population of over a million people consisting of Khartoum proper, and linked by bridges Khartoum North

Khartoum North

Omdurman

Omdurman is the Demographics of Sudan in Sudan and Khartoum State, lying on the western banks of the river Nile, opposite the capital, Khartoum....
(Umm Durman) to the west.

an article by C.E.J.

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Khartoum (??????? al-Khar?um) is the capital of Sudan

Sudan

Khartoum (state)

White Nile

Lake Victoria

Blue Nile

The Blue Nile is a river originating at Lake Tana in Ethiopia. Sometimes in Ethiopia the river?especially the upper reaches?is called the Abbai....
flowing west from Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Nile

Egypt

Mediterranean Sea

Khartoum North

Omdurman

Omdurman is the Demographics of Sudan in Sudan and Khartoum State, lying on the western banks of the river Nile, opposite the capital, Khartoum....
(Umm Durman) to the west.

Etymology

From an article by C.E.J. Walkly: "The word 'Khartoum' means 'elephant’s trunk' in the dialect which was spoken locally, the name of the town is probably derived from the narrow strip of land extending between the blue and White Niles, which is like the trunk of an elephant. Captain J. A. Grant, who reached Khartoum in 1863 with Captain Speke’s expedition, thought that the derivation was most probably from the safflower

Safflower

Safflower is a highly branched, herbaceous, thistle-like annual, usually with many long sharp spines on the leaves. Plants are 30 to 150 cm tall with globular flower heads and commonly, brilliant yellow, orange or red flowers which bloom in July....
(Carthamus Tinctorius L.) which is called 'Gartoon,' and which was cultivated extensively in Egypt for its oil, used in burning. This explanation is ingenious but has no support."

History

Early history

Ibrahim Pasha, the ruler of Egypt

Egypt

History of slavery

The history of slavery covers many different forms of human exploitation across many cultures throughout history. Slavery, generally defined, refers to a situation where one human being is considered to be the property of another, and is therefore obligated to perform tasks for their owner without any choice involved....
. Troops loyal to the Mahdi

Mahdi

According to the Shia and Sunni versions of the Islamic eschatology the Mahdi is the prophesied redeemer of Islam who will stay on earth seven, nine, or nineteen years before the coming of the day, Qiyamah ....
Muhammad Ahmad

Muhammad Ahmad

Muhammad Ahmad ibn as Sayyid Abd Allah was a religious leader, in Sudan, who proclaimed himself the Mahdi in 1881, and declared a jihad against Egyptian authority in Sudan....
began a siege of Khartoum on March 13, 1884 against the defenders led by British

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
General Charles George Gordon

Charles George Gordon

Major-General , Order of the Bath , known as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum, was a United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland army officer and administrator....
. The siege resulted in the massacre of the Anglo-Egyptian garrison.

The heavily damaged city fell to the Mahdists on January 26, 1885. Omdurman was the scene of the bloody battle

Battle of Omdurman

At the Battle of Omdurman , an army commanded by the United Kingdom General Sir Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener defeated the army of Abdullah al-Taashi, the successor to the self-proclaimed Mahdi Muhammad Ahmad....
on September 2, 1898, during which British forces under Horatio Kitchener defeated the Mahdist forces defending the city.

In 1899, Khartoum became the capital of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan

The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan referred to the manner by which Sudan was administered between 1899 and 1956, when it was a condominium of Egypt and the United Kingdom....
and, with the independence of Sudan in 1956, the capital of the new country.

Recent history

In 1973, the city was the site of an anomalous hostage crisis

Khartoum diplomatic assassinations

Carried out by the Black September Organization in 1973, the attack on the American embassy in Khartoum was a militant attack which took ten diplomats hostage....
in which members of Black September held ten hostages at the Saudi

Saudi Arabia

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA , is an Arab country and the largest country of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Jordan on the northwest, Iraq on the north and northeast, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates on the east, Oman on the southeast, and Yemen on the south....
embassy, five of whom were diplomats. The US ambassador, the US deputy ambassador, and the Belgian chargé d'affaires were murdered. The remaining hostages were released (see 1973 Khartoum diplomatic assassinations). A 1973 United States Department of State

United States Department of State

The United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the United States Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States Federal government of the United States, similar to foreign ministries, foreign offices, ministries of external relations, etc....
document, declassified in 2006, concluded "The Khartoum operation was planned and carried out with the full knowledge and personal approval of Yasser Arafat."

The first oil pipeline between Khartoum and Port Sudan

Port Sudan

Port Sudan is the capital of Red Sea State, Sudan and has 489,725 residents . Located on the Red Sea, it is the Republic of Sudan's main port city....
was completed in 1977.

Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Khartoum was the destination for hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing conflicts in neighboring nations such as Chad

Chad

Chad , officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west....
, Eritrea

Eritrea

Eritrea , officially the Country of Eritrea, is a country in Northeast Africa. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast....
, Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Uganda

The Republic of Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by Tanzania....
. The Eritrean

Eritrean

Eritrean may refer to:* Something of, from, or related to the country of Eritrea* A person from Eritrea, or of Eritrean descent. For information about the Eritrean people, see Demographics of Eritrea and Culture of Eritrea....
and Ethiopian

Ethiopian

Ethiopian may refer to:* Something of, from, or related to the country of Ethiopia* A person from Ethiopia, or of Ethiopian descent. For information about the Ethiopian people, see Demographics of Ethiopia and Culture of Ethiopia....
refugees assimilated into society which some of the other refugees settled in large slums at the outskirts of the city. From the mid-1980s onward, large numbers of south Sudanese and Darfuri internally displaced

Internally displaced person

Internally displaced persons are people forced to flee their homes but who, unlike refugees, remain within their country's borders. At the end of 2006 estimates of the world IDP population rose to 24.5 million in some 52 countries....
from the violence of the Second Sudanese Civil War

Second Sudanese Civil War

The Second Sudanese Civil War started in 1983, although it was largely a continuation of the First Sudanese Civil War of 1955 to 1972. It took place, for the most part, in southern Sudan and was one of the longest lasting and deadliest wars of the later 20th century....
and Darfur conflict

Darfur conflict

The War in Darfur is a conflict that is in the Darfur region of western Sudan. Unlike the Second Sudanese Civil War, the current lines of conflict are seen by some reporters to be ethnic and tribal, rather than religious....
have settled around Khartoum.

Following the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings, the United States

United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
accused Osama bin Laden

Osama bin Laden

Osama bin Laden is a member of the prominent Saudi Arabia bin Laden family and the founder of the terrorist organization al-Qaeda, best known for the September 11 attacks on the United States....
's al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida and sometimes al-Qa'ida, is an international Sunni Islam Islamist Extremism movement founded sometime between August 1988 and late 1989/early 1990....
group of responsibility and launched cruise missile

Cruise missile

A cruise missile is a guided missile missile that carries an explosive payload and uses a lifting wing and a propulsion system, usually a jet engine, to allow sustained flight; it is essentially a flying bomb....
attacks (August 20) on the al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory

Al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory

The Al-Shifa Pharmaceutical company factory in Khartoum North, Sudan was constructed between 1992 and 1996 with components imported from the United States, Sweden, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, India, and Thailand....
in Khartoum North

Khartoum North

Khartoum North is a city close to, but distinct from, Khartoum in central Sudan. The city is close to the confluence of the White Nile and Blue Niles on the eastern bank of the Blue Nile....
. The destruction of the factory produced diplomatic tension between the U.S. and Sudan. The ruins of the factory are a tourist attraction.

After the sudden death of SPLA

Sudan People's Liberation Army

The Sudan People's Liberation Army and its political wing, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement ? known collectively as Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement ? is a predominantly Christian Sudanese rebel movement turned political party....
head and vice-president of Sudan John Garang

John Garang

Dr John Garang de Mabior was the First Vice President of Sudan of Sudan and former leader of the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army....
at the end of July 2005, there were violent riots in the capital for three days which died down after southern Sudanese politicians and tribal leaders sent strong messages to the rioters. The situation could have been chaotic with mass killings and reprisals however the death toll was at least 24 as youth from South Sudan attacked North Sudanese and clashed with security forces.

The Organisation of African Unity

Organisation of African Unity

The Organisation of African Unity or Organisation de l'Unit? Africaine was established on 25 May 1963. It was disbanded on 9 July 2002 by its last Chairman of the Organization of African Unity, South African President of South Africa Thabo Mbeki, and replaced by the African Union ....
summit of July 18-22, 1978 was held in Khartoum, during which Sudan

Sudan

African Union

The African Union is an intergovernmental organisation consisting of 53 African states. Established on 9 July 2002, the AU was formed as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity ....
summit of January 16-24, 2006 was held in Khartoum.

The Arab League

Arab League

The Arab League , officially called the League of Arab States , is a regional organization of Arab states in Southwest Asia, and North Africa and Horn of Africa....
summit of March 28-29, 2006 was held in Khartoum, during which the Arab League awarded Sudan

Sudan

Darfur

Darfur is a region in Sudan. An independent sultanate for several hundred years, it was incorporated into Sudan by History of the Anglo-Egyptian co-dominium....
rebel group of the Justice and Equality Movement

Justice and Equality Movement

The Justice and Equality Movement is a rebel group involved in the Darfur conflict of Sudan. It is led by Khalil Ibrahim. Along with other rebel groups such as the Sudan Liberation Movement , they are fighting against the Sudanese government....
moved into the city where they engaged in heavy fighting with Sudanese government forces

2008 attack on Omdurman and Khartoum

The 2008 attack on Omdurman and Khartoum was a military advance by the Justice and Equality Movement , a Darfuri rebel group, against the Sudanese government in the cities of Omdurman and Khartoum....
. Their soldiers included minors and their goal was the toppling of Omar Hassan al-Bashir's government, though the Sudanese government succeeded in beating back the assault.

Climate

Demographics

Year	Population
Year	City	Agglomeration
1907	69,349	k. A.
1956	93,100	245,800
1973	333,906	748,300
1983	476,218	1,340,646
1993	947,483	2,919,773
2007 Estimate	2,207,794	8,363,915

Economy

After the signing of the historic Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the government of Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLA), the Government of Sudan has begun a massive development project. The biggest projects taking place right now in Khartoum are the Al-Mogran Development Project

Al-Mogran Development Project

The Al-Mogran Development Project is an over $4 billion development project undertaken by the Alsunut Development Company that seeks to develop several thousand acres in downtown Khartoum along the spot where the White Nile and Blue Nile merge to form the Nile....
, two five-star hotels, a new airport, Mac Nimir Bridge

Mac Nimir Bridge

The Mac Nimir Bridge links Khartoum, Sudan with Khartoum North across the Blue Nile river....
(finished in October 2007) and the Tuti Bridge

Tuti Bridge

The Tuti Bridge in Khartoum is considered to be the first suspension bridge to be constructed in Sudan and one of the first constructed in Africa....
that links Khartoum to Tuti Island

Tuti Island

Tuti Island is an island in Sudan where the White Nile and Blue Nile merge to form the main Nile. It is surrounded by the "Three Towns": Khartoum , Omdurman , and Khartoum North ....
.

Khartoum has a thriving economy. In recent years Khartoum has seen significant development, driven by Sudan's oil wealth. The center of the city is well-planned, with tree-lined streets. However, Khartoum has the highest concentration of economic activity in the country. This is slowly changing as major economic developments take place in other parts of the country, like oil exploration in the South, the Giad Industrial Complex and White Nile Sugar Project in Central Sudan, and the Merowe Dam

Merowe Dam

The Merowe High Dam, also known as Merowe Multi-Purpose Hydro Project or Hamdab Dam, is a large construction project in Merowe, Sudan in northern Sudan, about 350 km north of the capital Khartoum....
in the North.

Among the city's industries are printing, glass manufacturing, food processing, and textiles. Petroleum

Petroleum

Petroleum or crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid found in rock formations in the Earth consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights, plus other organic compounds....
products are now produced in the far north of Khartoum state, providing fuel and jobs for the city. One of Sudan's largest refineries is located in northern Khartoum. Moreover, a number of East-Asian companies have recently shown interest in the realization of a new project which will lead to the creation of new telecommunication services throughout the country.

Education

Khartoum is the main location for most of Sudan's top educational bodies, including but not limited to:

High Schools

Khartoum International Community School, KICS
Unity High School
Unity High School (Sudan)

Unity High School, founded in 1902, is an independent school in Khartoum, Sudan, which uses the English language and provides a British-style education to children....
. The school came to international attention on November 25, 2007 when one of its teachers, Gillian Gibbons from Liverpool, England, was arrested by Sudanese authorities
Sudanese teddy bear blasphemy case

The Sudanese teddy bear blasphemy case concerns the arrest, trial, conviction, imprisonment and subsequent release of a United Kingdom teacher working at Unity High School in Sudan in 2007....
for allegedly insulting Islam
Islam

Islam is a Monotheism, Abrahamic religion originating with the teachings of the Prophets of Islam Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure....
by allowing the children in her class to name a teddy bear
Teddy bear

The teddy bear is a stuffed toy bear. It is an enduring, traditional form of a stuffed animal, often serving the purpose of comforting children....
"Muhammad
Muhammad

Muhammad Patronymic#Arabic Abd Allah ibn Abd al Muttalib , is the founder of the Major religious groups of Islam and is regarded by Muslims as a Rasul and prophet of , the last and the greatest law-bearer in a series of prophets....
".
Comboni, Khartoum American School
Khartoum American School

Khartoum American School, founded in 1957, is an International school in Khartoum, Sudan. The school features an American/international curriculum that strives to be both student-centered and inquiry-based....
and St. Francis
St. Francis

St. Francis may refer to a number of Roman Catholic saints:*St Francis of Assisi , Italian founder of the Order of Friars Minor *St Francis of Paola , Naplese founder of the Order of the Minims...

Universities

University of Khartoum
University of Khartoum

The University of Khartoum is a public co-educational university located in and near Khartoum, Sudan. It was founded as Gordon Memorial College in 1902 and established in 1956 when Sudan gained independence....
. Founded as Gordon Memorial College in 1902, it was later renamed to share the name of the city in the 1930s.
Juba University, relocated from Juba
Juba

Juba may refer to:...
during the civil war
Second Sudanese Civil War

The Second Sudanese Civil War started in 1983, although it was largely a continuation of the First Sudanese Civil War of 1955 to 1972. It took place, for the most part, in southern Sudan and was one of the longest lasting and deadliest wars of the later 20th century....
. Currently, the only university in Sudan which maintained English as language of instruction. Plans exist to relocate the university or part of it back to Southern Sudan
Southern Sudan

Southern Sudan is located in Africa with Juba, Sudan as its capital city. Under the terms of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement with Sudan, the south has been given a large degree of autonomy and the chance to vote for full independence in 2011 after six years of home rule....
.
Computerman College, the college for computer studies. And recently added other departments.
Al Neelain University
Sudan University of Science and Technology
Sudan University of Science and Technology

Sudan University of Science and Technology, or SUST, is one of the main public universities in Khartoum, Sudan....
. One of the main Engineering and technical schools in Sudan founded in 1932 as Khartoum Technical Institute and then later on 1991 turned into Sudan University of Science and Technology.
Bayan Science and Technology University
The Academy of Medical Sciences and Technology. Better known as AMST, it was founded in 1996 by Prof. Mamoun Humaida and built in Khartoum.
Omdurman Islamic University
Omdurman Islamic University

The Omdurman Islamic University is built on an area of size about 500 acres in Omdurman. The school is oriented towards Islamic studies....
Ahfad University for Women
Ahfad University for Women

Ahfad University for Women is a Private school Women's college in Omdurman, Sudan. It was founded as a girls' school by Babiker Badri in 1905 and was awarded university status in 1966....
Academy of Medical Sciences and Technology, Khartoum
Academy of Medical Sciences and Technology, Khartoum

The University of Medical Sciences and Technology is a Medical school in Khartoum, Sudan. It is located in the Riyad district of Khartoum. It first opened its doors in 1996 with a student body of forty students and two faculties....
Comboni College for Science and Technology, Khartoum

Transportation

Air

Khartoum is home to the largest airport in Sudan, Khartoum International Airport

Khartoum International Airport

Khartoum International Airport is an airport in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan.It will be replaced with a new airport 40 kilometers south of the centre of Khartoum by 2010....
. It is the main hub for Sudan Airways

Sudan Airways

Sudan Airways is the national airline of Sudan and is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization....
, Sudan's main carrier. The airport was built at the southern edge of the city; but with Khartoum's rapid growth and consequent urban sprawl, the airport is now located in the heart of the city. A new international airport is currently being built in the city of Omdurman

Omdurman

Omdurman is the Demographics of Sudan in Sudan and Khartoum State, lying on the western banks of the river Nile, opposite the capital, Khartoum....
. It will replace the current airport in Khartoum as Sudan's main airport followed by Juba Airport

Juba Airport

Juba Airport is an airport in Juba, Sudan, Sudan . It is the operational base for Feeder Airlines Company....
and Port Sudan Airport.

Bridges

The following bridges cross the Blue Nile

Blue Nile

The Blue Nile is a river originating at Lake Tana in Ethiopia. Sometimes in Ethiopia the river?especially the upper reaches?is called the Abbai....
and connect Khartoum to Khartoum North

Khartoum North

Khartoum North is a city close to, but distinct from, Khartoum in central Sudan. The city is close to the confluence of the White Nile and Blue Niles on the eastern bank of the Blue Nile....
:

Mac Nimir Bridge
Mac Nimir Bridge

The Mac Nimir Bridge links Khartoum, Sudan with Khartoum North across the Blue Nile river....
Blue Nile Road & Railway Bridge
Kober Bridge
Elmunsheya Bridge

The following bridges cross the White Nile

White Nile

Omdurman

Omdurman is the Demographics of Sudan in Sudan and Khartoum State, lying on the western banks of the river Nile, opposite the capital, Khartoum....
:

White Nile Bridge
Fitayhab Bridge
Shambat Bridge
Al Dabbaseen Bridge (Under Construction)
Omhuraz Bridge (Proposed)
Omdurman-Tuti Suspension bridge proposed - designed by Ahmed Mohammed , Abdalrahmman alrashid , Firas Mohammed , Yassir Abdalla for more info 00249923202320

Rail

Khartoum has rail lines from Egypt, Port Sudan and El Obeid. Some renewings may take place at the trains machinery and cabinets by an Italian company.

Culture

Museums

The largest museum in Khartoum, and indeed all of Sudan, is the National Museum of Sudan

National Museum of Sudan

Sudanese Museum is one of the main attractions of Sudan. The National Museum of Sudan is the largest museum in Sudan. Located on El Neel Avenue in Khartoum, the museum contains works from different epochs of History of Sudan....
. Founded in 1971, it contains works from different epochs of Sudanese history. Among the exhibits are two Egyptian temples of Buhen and Semna which were originally built by Queen Hatshepsut and Pharaoh Tuthmosis III respectively but relocated to Khartoum upon the flooding of Lake Nasser

Lake Nasser

Lake Nasser is a vast reservoir in southern Egypt and northern Sudan. Strictly, "Lake Nasser" refers only to the much larger portion of the lake that is in Egyptian territory , with the Sudanese preferring to call their smaller body of water Lake Nubia ....
.

Another museum in Khartoum is the Palace Museum, located adjacent to the historical Presidential Palace

Presidential Palace

A Presidential Palace is the official residence of the president in some countries....
on Blue Nile Street.

Shopping

Khartoum doesn't have as many open markets or souqs as neighboring Omdurman, but one of the largest is the Souq Arabi. The market is huge and spread over several blocks in the center of Khartoum proper just south of the Great Mosque (Mesjid al-Kabir) and the minibus station. It is divided into separate sections, including one focused entirely on gold.

Al Qasr St. and Al Jamhoriyah St. are considered the most famous high street

High Street

High Street, or the High Street, is a metonym for the generic street name of the primary business street of towns or city in the United Kingdom....
s in Khartoum State.

Recently Sudan's first medium scale shopping mall

Shopping mall

File:Nordstrom wing , Pentagon City Mall.jpgA shopping mall or shopping centre is a building or set of buildings which contain retail units, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit....
opened, located in the southern suburb Arkeweet. The Afra Mall

Afra Mall

Afra Mall is the first shopping mall in Sudan, located in Khartoum. Opened on February 21, 2004, the mall has an area of 30,000 m? with an indoor and outdoor parking facility, as well as an outdoor children playground....
has a supermarket, retail outlets, coffee shops, a bowling alley, movie theaters, and a children's playground.

Botanical gardens

Khartoum is home to a small botanical garden, in the Mogran district of the city.

Clubs

Khartoum is home to several clubs such as the Sailing Club, German Club, , Coptic Club, Syrian Club, International Club etc.

Twin cities

Amman
Amman

Amman , sometimes spelled Ammann , is the Capital city of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, a city of 2,525,000 inhabitants , and the administrative capital and commercial center of Jordan....
, Jordan
Jordan

Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern part of the Syrian Desert down to the Gulf of Aqaba....
.
Cairo
Cairo

Cairo , which means "the triumphant", is the Cairo and largest city of Egypt.It is the most populous metropolitan area in Egypt and is also one of the most populous in the world....
, Egypt
Egypt

Egypt is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Western Asia. Covering an area of about , Egypt borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west....
.
Istanbul
Istanbul

Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, List of metropolitan areas in Europe by population, and List of cities proper by population in the world with a population of 12.6 million....
, Turkey
Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
.
Ankara
Ankara

Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and the country's List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of cities in Turkey after Istanbul....
, Turkey
Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
.
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg is a types of inhabited localities in Russia and a federal subjects of Russia of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea....
, Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
.
Wuhan
Wuhan

is the capital of Hubei province, and is the most populous city in central People's Republic of China. It lies at the east of Jianghan Plain, and the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and Han River ....
, People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China

The People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the List of countries by population in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately a fifth of the world's population....
.
Asmara
Asmara

Asmara is the capital city and largest settlement in Eritrea, home to a population of around 579,000 people. At an elevation of 2,400 meters , Asmara is on the edge of an escarpment that is both the northwestern edge of the Great Rift Valley and of the Eritrean highlands....
, Eritrea
Eritrea

Eritrea , officially the Country of Eritrea, is a country in Northeast Africa. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast....
.

Khartoum

Etymology

History

Early history

Recent history

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Education

High Schools

Universities

Transportation

Air

Bridges

Rail

Culture

Museums

Shopping

Botanical gardens

Clubs

Twin cities

See also