Khartoum

Khartoum الخرطوم
Capital city
From top: Night View of Khartoum, Khartoum Mosque, the University of Khartoum, and the El Mek Nimr Bridge.
Seal
Nickname:  "Triangular Capital"
Khartoum Location in Sudan and Africa Show map of Sudan Khartoum Khartoum (Arab world) Show map of Arab world Khartoum Khartoum (Africa) Show map of Africa
Coordinates: 15°30′2″N 32°33′36″E / 15.50056°N 32.56000°E / 15.50056; 32.56000[1]
Country	Sudan
State	Khartoum
Area [2]
• Capital city	1,010 km2 (390 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	381 m (1,250 ft)
Population  (urban 2021, all others 2013)[3][4]
• Capital city	639,598
• Urban	6,017,000
• Metro	5,274,321
Demonyms	Khartoumese, Khartoumian (the latter more properly designates a Mesolithic archaeological stratum)
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)

Khartoum or Khartum (/kɑːrˈtuːm/ kar-TOOM;^[5][6] Arabic: الخرطوم, romanized: Al-Khurṭūm) is the capital city of Sudan. It is also Sudan's largest city. It is where the Blue Nile and main Nile come together. Its name means "elephant tusk". Two other cities nearby are Omdurman and Khartoum North.

Khartoum has a hot desert climate (BWh in the Koeppen climate classification).

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Where is Khartoum, The Sudan?". worldatlas.com. 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
2. ↑ "Sudan: States, Major Cities, Towns & Agglomeration - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de.
3. ↑ "Sudan Facts on Largest Cities, Populations, Symbols - Worldatlas.com". www.worldatlas.com. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
4. ↑ Demographia World Urban Areas (PDF) (17th ed.). Demographia. May 2021. p. 42. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
5. ↑ "Khartoum". Dictionary.reference.com.
6. ↑ "Khartoum". TheFreeDictionary.com.