This is a list of cities and towns in Sudan . The population estimates are for 2006, [1] last national census was of 1993.
This is a list of cities and towns in Sudan . The population estimates are for 2006, [1] last national census was of 1993.
| Rank | Name | State | Pop. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Omdurman  Khartoum | 1 | Omdurman | Khartoum | 1,849,659 | |||||
| 2 | Khartoum | Khartoum | 1,410,858 | ||||||
| 3 | Khartoum North | Khartoum | 1,012,211 | ||||||
| 4 | Nyala | South Darfur | 492,984 | ||||||
| 5 | Port Sudan | Red Sea | 394,561 | ||||||
| 6 | El-Obeid | North Kordofan | 345,126 | ||||||
| 7 | Kassala | Kassala | 298,529 | ||||||
| 8 | Wad Madani | Gezira | 289,482 | ||||||
| 9 | El-Gadarif | Al Qadarif | 269,395 | ||||||
| 10 | Al-Fashir | North Darfur | 217,827 | ||||||
Khartoum or Khartum is the capital of Sudan. With a population of 6,344,348, Khartoum's metropolitan area is the largest in Sudan.
Muhammad Ahmad bin Abdullah bin Fahal was a Sudanese religious and political leader of Nubian descent. In 1881, he claimed to be the Mahdi, and led a successful war against Egyptian rule in Sudan which culminated in a remarkable victory over them in the siege of Khartoum. He created a vast Islamic state extending from the Red Sea to Central Africa, and founded a movement that remained influential in Sudan a century later.
Kassala is one of the 18 wilayat (states) of Sudan. It has an area of 36,710 km² and an estimated population of approximately 2,519,071 in 2018. Kassala is the capital of the state; other towns in Kassala include Aroma, Hamashkoraib, Halfa el Jadida, Khashm el Girba and Telkuk.
The 1970 African Cup of Nations was the seventh edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Sudan. Just like in 1968, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Sudan won its first championship, beating Ghana in the final 1−0.
Wādī Ḥalfā is a city in the Northern state of Sudan on the shores of Lake Nubia near the border with Egypt. It is the terminus of a rail line from Khartoum and the point where goods are transferred from rail to ferries going down the lake. As of 2007, the city had a population of 15,725. The city is located amidst numerous ancient Nubian antiquities and was the focus of much archaeological work by teams seeking to save artifacts from the flooding caused by the completion of the Aswan Dam.
Wad Madani or Madani is the capital of the Al Jazirah state in east-central Sudan. Wad Madani lies on the west bank of the Blue Nile, nearly 85 miles (136 km) southeast of Khartoum. It is linked by rail to Khartoum and is the center of a cotton-growing region. The city is also the center of local trade in wheat, peanuts, barley, and livestock. It is also headquarters of the Irrigation Service. In 2008, its population was 345,290. It is the home of the Al Jazirah University, the second biggest public university in Sudan. Further, there is Wad Medani Ahlia University, a private university.
Before the independence of South Sudan, the States of Sudan were subdivided into 133 districts. With the adoption of the Interim National Constitution of Sudan and the Interim Constitution of Southern Sudan, the ten states of South Sudan are, however, now divided into counties. The maps on this page represent the boundaries as they existed in 2006. Current information is available from the Humanitarian Data Exchange.
The Mahas are a sub-group of the Nubian people located in Sudan along the banks of the Nile. They are further split into the Mahas of the North and Mahas of the Center. Some Mahas villages are intermixed with remnants of the largely extinct Qamhat Bishari tribe, and as a result today the Qamhat Mahas are ethnic Beja who speak a Nubian language. In the Butana area some Mahas have intermarried with the Rashaida people. The Mahas speak the Nobiin language which is a Northern Nubian language spoken primarily in northern Sudan in Wadi Halfa, they also speak Sudanese Arabic.
Ar-Rahad is a city located in the state of North Kordofan, Sudan, at an altitude of 490 metres above sea level. It is about 379 kilometres away from the capital, Khartoum. It is a major railway station linking East and Central Sudan and the West, which is also a market for crops, especially hibiscus as well as livestock and also urban centers for nomadic shepherds in the region. It is the second largest local resource in North Kordofan after the Shikan locality.
The PetroDar Operating Company Ltd is a consortium of oil exploration and production companies operating in Sudan with its headquarters in Khartoum. The consortium was incorporated in the Virgin Islands on 31 October 2001. PetroDar is composed of the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), Petronas of Malaysia (40%), Sudapet of Sudan (8%), SINOPEC of China (6%), and Egypt Kuwait Holding Company through its subsidiary Tri-Ocean Energy of Kuwait (5%).
Railway stations in Sudan include:
Sudan has 4,725 kilometers of narrow-gauge, single-track railways. The main line runs from Wadi Halfa on the Egyptian border to Khartoum and southwest to El-Obeid via Sannar and Kosti, Sudan, with extensions to Nyala in Southern Darfur and Wau in Western Bahr al Ghazal, South Sudan. Other lines connect Atbarah and Sannar with Port Sudan, and Sannar with Ad Damazin. A 1,400-kilometer line serves the al Gezira cotton-growing region. There are plans to rehabilitate rail transport to reverse decades of neglect and declining efficiency. Service on some lines may be interrupted during the rainy season.
The 2011 African Nations Championship was the second edition of the African Nations Championship tournament. Each participating nation was represented mostly by players who play in their respective local divisions. The competition was hosted in Sudan from February 4 to 25, 2011. Tunisia won their first title by defeating Angola in the final 3–0.
Umm Badr is a town in North Kurdufan in Sudan at an altitude of 691 meters above sea level. It lies at distance of about 319 kilometers west to the capital Khartoum.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Khartoum, Sudan.
Ali Abd al-Latif was a prominent Sudanese nationalist who served as a key member of the White Flag League and played a prominent role in the 1924 Khartoum revolt.
The Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan in 1896–1899 was a reconquest of territory lost by the Khedives of Egypt between 1884 and 1885 during the Mahdist War. The British had failed to organise an orderly withdrawal of Egyptian forces from Sudan, and the defeat at Khartoum left only Suakin and Equatoria under Egyptian control after 1885. The conquest of 1896–1899 defeated and destroyed the Mahdist State and re-established Anglo-Egyptian rule, which remained until Sudan became independent in 1956.
The Umm Marrahi fort is a ruined fortress on the top of Umm Marrahi hill. The defenses were built in the 2nd half of the 6th century AD. At that time, the region was part of the kingdom of Alwa. The ruins of its capital (Soba) are 50 km southeast from Umm Marrahi.
Al Balabil were a popular Sudanese vocal group of three sisters, mainly active from 1971 until 1988. Their popular songs and appearance as modern female performers on stage, as well as on Sudanese radio and television, earned them fame all over East Africa and beyond, and they were sometimes referred to as the "Sudanese Supremes". After both retiring from the stage and emigrating to the United States in 1988, they gave a revival concert in 2007 in New York City's Central Park, and later in Detroit and Chicago, as well as in their native Sudan.