Khartoum

American  

[kahr-toom] / kɑrˈtum /

Or Khartum

noun

1. a city in and the capital of the Sudan, at the junction of the White and Blue Nile rivers: besieged 1885; retaken by the British 1898.

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Khartoum British  

/ kɑːˈtuːm /

noun

1. the capital of the Sudan, at the junction of the Blue and the White Nile: with adjoining Khartoum North and Omdurman, the largest conurbation in the country; destroyed by the Mahdists in 1885 when General Gordon was killed; seat of the Anglo-Egyptian government of the Sudan until 1954, then capital of the new republic. Pop: 4 495 000 (2005 est)

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Khartoum Cultural  

1. Capital of Sudan, a port at the juncture of the two upper portions of the Nile River — the Blue Nile and White Nile.

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Khartoum

The fighting shows no sign of easing - despite the expected arrival of international diplomats in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, for consultations aimed at ending the civil war.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Haitem el-Nour, new director of the national corporation of antiquities and museums looks at a collection of antiquities at the Sudan National Museum in the capital Khartoum on August 12, 2020.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Sudan's military-led government has lifted a curfew and state of emergency in Khartoum imposed more than two years ago, state media says.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

The eastern route to Kosti, about 300 kilometres from the capital Khartoum, remains under army control but is extremely dangerous, she told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

Arabs who practiced Islam and spoke Arabic dominated the northern half of Sudan and the capital, Khartoum.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau

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