Port Sudan

Port Sudan بور سودان Bar'uut
City
Top: Port Sudan Skyline; Middle: Red Sea University, Port Sudan Harbour; Bottom: Port Sudan Post Office, Port Sudan Old Market
Port Sudan Location in Sudan
Coordinates: 19°37′N 37°13′E / 19.617°N 37.217°E / 19.617; 37.217
Country	Sudan
State	Red Sea
Population  (2024)
• Metro	531,000[1]

Port Sudan (Arabic: بور سودان, romanized: Būr Sūdān, Beja: Bar'uut) is a city and port on the Red Sea in eastern Sudan, and the capital of Red Sea State. Port Sudan is Sudan's main seaport and the source of 90% of the country's international trade.^[2] The population of Port Sudan was estimated in the 2008 Census of Sudan to be 394,561 people.^[3]

Port Sudan has historically been a center for commercial activity, particularly in the shipping industry.^[4] During the 2023 Sudan war, the military government has largely relocated to Port Sudan as a result of intense fighting in the capital city Khartoum, leading to it being described as a de facto capital of the country. Port Sudan also has emerged as a refuge for internally displaced persons in Sudan.