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Khartoum or Khartum (/ kɑːrˈtuːm / ⓘ kar-TOOM; [5][6] Arabic: الخرطوم, romanized: al-Khurṭūm, pronounced [al.xur.tˤuːm]) is the capital of Sudan. With a population of 6,344,348, Khartoum's metropolitan area is the largest in Sudan. Khartoum is located at the confluence of the White Nile – flowing north from Lake Victoria ...
Sep 27, 2024 · Khartoum is a city and the executive capital of Sudan, just south of the confluence of the Blue and White Nile rivers. It has bridge connections with its sister towns, Khartoum North and Omdurman, with which it forms Sudan’s largest conurbation. Learn more about Khartoum here.
4 days ago · Sudan, country located in northeastern Africa at the southern edge of the Sahara. Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, is located roughly in the center of the country, at the junction of the Blue Nile and White Nile rivers. Sudan is one of the largest countries in Africa.
Aug 13, 2024 · A map of Sudan showing the Darfur region and El Gezira state. The cities of Khartoum, Omdurman and Wad Madani are labeled.
Apr 19, 2023 · Thousands of civilians have fled Sudan's capital and foreign nations are trying to evacuate their citizens, amid a fifth day of fierce fighting. Witnesses reported people leaving Khartoum in...
Apr 16, 2023 · Early on Monday, Sudan's doctors' union said almost 100 civilians had been killed in the city, but after two days of fighting, the true number of victims is likely to be higher.
Apr 23, 2023 · A demonstration in Khartoum, Sudan, last year. Hundreds of loosely connected “resistance committees” have organized nonviolent protests to demand a civilian-led government. Credit...
Apr 18, 2023 · Across Sudan, people were hiding in their homes, fearing for their safety, as fighting entered a fourth day, with fighter jets circling the capital and gunshots and explosions rocking Khartoum.
Dec 10, 2023 · Famine looms in Sudan as civil war survivors tell of killings and rapes. BBC teams report from the devastated capital and hear accounts of rapes and street executions from refugees. 20 Mar ...
1 day ago · Summary executions. As fighting rages, the UN-designated expert highlighted disturbing reports of the summary execution of dozens of young men, particularly from the Halfaya neighborhood in Khartoum-North (Bahri). Up to 70 young men are believed to have been killed in recent days. Allegedly, these executions were carried out by SAF forces and ...
