Port Sudan

noun

1. a seaport in the NE Sudan, on the Red Sea.

Port Sudan

noun

1. the chief port of the Sudan, in the NE on the Red Sea. Pop: 499 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

From Port Sudan, Moscow would be well-placed to monitor maritime traffic to and from the Suez Canal, the shortcut between Europe and Asia that carries around 12% of global trade.

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The paramilitaries have repeatedly targeted both military and civilian facilities, intensifying its attacks on the capital Khartoum in October and the wartime seat of government in Port Sudan during the spring.

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The RSF has acquired modern weapons including sophisticated drones, that it has used to strike Burhan's de facto capital, Port Sudan, and which played a crucial role in the assault on el-Fasher.

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In June, the army-aligned government based in Port Sudan claimed to have found weapons and ammunition labelled "Made in Kenya" in RSF caches in Khartoum.

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The Sudanese army now controls Khartoum, strategic Port Sudan on the Red Sea and other parts of the east, while the rebels hold the western and central regions.

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