Port Sudan

American  

noun

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

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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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Example Sentences

To combat smuggling, industry leaders such as the French firms Nexira and Alland & Robert say they buy only gum arabic certified by the Sudanese government in Port Sudan.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Soon after Mohamed Suleiman entered the telecoms office in the coastal city of Port Sudan on 13 January he started to cry.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

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

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

Its commerical outlet, however, is Port Sudan, on the Red Sea, 600 m.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various