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Port Sudan

American  

noun

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

Port Sudan British  

noun

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

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The strike comes a day after the army-aligned government said it had returned to Khartoum following three years operating from its eastern wartime capital of Port Sudan.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

The Kremlin, which didn’t respond to several requests for comment for this article, has been angling for permanent access to Port Sudan for five years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

A senior U.S. official said a Russian base in Libya or at Port Sudan could expand its ability to project power and allow it to operate with impunity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

The Chinese interest is in oil that comes from South Sudan but is pumped out through Port Sudan, which is in Sudan.

From Slate • Nov. 20, 2025

The party was asked by the sheikh of the Takurna village, near Port Sudan, where they came from.

From With Manchesters in the East by Hurst, Gerald B. (Gerald Berkeley), Sir

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