Khartoum
الخرطوم | |
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Capital city | |
Nickname: "Triangular Capital" | |
Coordinates: 15°30′2″N 32°33′36″E / 15.50056°N 32.56000°E[1] | |
Country | Sudan |
State | Khartoum |
Area | |
• Capital city | 1,010 km2 (390 sq mi) |
Elevation | 381 m (1,250 ft) |
Population | |
• 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).