Block 47
in Khartoum State, Sudan

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
15.539 and 32.565 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 15° 32' 20" and E 32° 33' 55"
Currency and Currency Code:
Pound - SDG
Spoken languages:
Arabic, English
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 12:35 AM (Wednesday)
Timezone: Africa/Khartoum
UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:33 am and 6:04 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-15.673 and -146.876 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Raitahiti
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for Sudan in Northern Africa

Safety Score: 4,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning it is not safe to travel Sudan.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Sudan. Last Update: 2024-04-16 08:26:06

Touring Block 47

Block 47 in Khartoum State is a town located in Sudan a little east of Khartoum, the country's capital place.

Time in Block 47 is now 12:35 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Africa / Khartoum with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 5 airports nearby Block 47, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Sudan is Khartoum International Airport in a distance of 4 mi (or 6 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe in a distance of 123 mi (or 198 km), North-East. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Khartoum, Wad Madani, Rabak, Ed Damer and Singa. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 35°C / 95 °F

Morning Temperature 26°C / 79 °F
Evening Temperature 37°C / 98 °F
Night Temperature 31°C / 88 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 7%
Air Pressure 1009 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from South
Cloud Conditions Scattered clouds, covering 25% of sky
General Conditions Scattered clouds

Wednesday, 17th of April 2024

36°C (97 °F)
33°C (92 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.

Thursday, 18th of April 2024

39°C (102 °F)
34°C (94 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.

Friday, 19th of April 2024

40°C (105 °F)
34°C (93 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.

Hotels and Places to Stay

AL SALAM ROTANA

Address
1,4 mi
AFRICA ROAD
00000 Khartoum
Sudan

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Kanon Hotel

Address
3,1 mi
15th STREET,AL AMARAT
11114 Khartoum CENTRE
Sudan

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


EWA KHARTOUM HOTEL AND APTS

Address
5,8 mi
NILE AVENUE
3113 KHARTOUM
Sudan

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Air Emirates Airbus A330 landing at Khartoum international airport

Published: May 22, 2012
Length: 27:53 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Rickhunter47

This Air Emirates A330 coming in for a landing at dawn at Khartoum international airport.


Nile River at Khartoum

Published: October 05, 2012
Length: 33:28 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Nachtflug2

Nile cruise in Khartoum/Sudan..(rld)


Scary plane landing at the airport in Khartoum لحظات مخيفة لطائرة ﻓﻲ ﻣﻄﺎﺭ ﺍﻟﺨﺮﻃﻮﻡ

Published: August 31, 2014
Length: 34:21 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: Suda Media

http://www.sudaneseonline.org على مدار الساعة الجديد باللغتين أهم وآخر الأخبار.


Khartoum, Sudan..الخرطوم السودان

Published: December 20, 2012
Length: 17:23 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: abu-bakr awad

شارع الستين بالخرطوم.


Egypt's Mursi speech to the Sudanese people in Khartoum كلمة الرئيس المصري في الخرطوم

Published: April 05, 2013
Length: 22:54 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Suda Media

كلمة الرئيس المصري مرسي للشعب السوداني في الخرطوم.


Egyptian President leads Friday prayers in Khartoum الرئيس المصري يؤدي صلاة الجمعة في الخرطوم

Published: April 05, 2013
Length: 22:58 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Suda Media

خطبة صلاة الجمعة الخرطوم.


Khartoum - الخرطوم شلال السبلوقة

Published: October 23, 2013
Length: 52:23 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Suda Media


Dawood city (Grosvenor Ltd) Sudan شركة غروزفنر - مدينة داؤود الجامعية للطالبات

Published: April 09, 2014
Length: 51:50 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: GROSVENOR SUDAN

I created this video with the YouTube Slideshow Creator (http://www.youtube.com/upload)


Grosvenor + Students fund with students at Dawood City مدينة داؤود الجامعية للطالبات

Published: April 06, 2014
Length: 07:20 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: GROSVENOR SUDAN

I created this video with the YouTube Slideshow Creator (http://www.youtube.com/upload)


AFRA SHOPPING CENTER - SUDAN

Published: November 01, 2011
Length: 48:37 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: MZKMALL

AFRA SHOPPING CENTER - KHARTOUM / SUDAN.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Afra Mall

Afra Mall is the first shopping mall in Sudan, located in Khartoum. Opened on February 21, 2004, the mall has an area of 30,000 m² with an indoor and outdoor parking facility, as well as an outdoor children playground. Afra Mall features department stores, a hypermarket superstore, 3 movie theatres, food court, internet cafe, pool tables and bowling hall.

Located at 15.5594, 32.5549 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Shopping malls in Sudan, Buildings and structures completed in 2004, Buildings and structures in Khartoum, Shopping malls established in 2004

Sudapet

The Sudan National Petroleum Corporation, also known as Sudapet, is a state-owned oil company based in Sudan. It was founded in 1997 and is 100% owned by the Ministry for Energy and Mining. As of 2006 Sudapet is not active in oil exploitation, but rather serves to manage revenues the Sudanese government receives from its concessions to foreign operators.

Located at 15.5608, 32.5517 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Oil and gas companies of Sudan, Khartoum, National oil and gas companies, Government of Sudan

Khartoum International Community School

Khartoum International Community School (KICS) is a private English medium International School established by DAL Group in 2004. Located on a purpose-built campus in the Hai El Raqi area south of Khartoum, Sudan, KICS caters for students from age of 3 to 18 years, providing the International Baccalaureate curriculum. KICS is the first school in Sudan to gain international accreditation as an IB World School in 2006.

Located at 15.5336, 32.5856 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
International schools in Sudan, International Baccalaureate schools in Sudan, Education in Khartoum

Al Basar International Foundation

Established in 1990 to work in the field of prevention and eradication/controlling of blindness & blinding diseases, Al-Basar International Foundation مؤسسة البصر الخيرية العالمية (executive office in Saudi Arabia) is a non-profitable, non-political, international NGO, registered in many countries.

Located at 15.5771, 32.5668 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Charities based in Saudi Arabia

The Future University (Sudan)

The Future University (FU), or simply Future University, formerly known as Computer Man College or (CMC), is the first specialize Information and communications technology university in Sudan.

Located at 15.5488, 32.5541 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Universities and colleges in Sudan, Education in Khartoum, Educational institutions established in 1991, Education in Sudan, Science and technology in Sudan

Osama bin Laden's house in Khartoum

Osama bin Laden's house in Khartoum is a pink and beige brick-and-stucco three-storey house on Al-Mashtal Street in the affluent Al-Riyadh quarter of Khartoum, Sudan, where Osama bin Laden lived between 1991 and 1996.

Located at 15.5817, 32.5728 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in Khartoum, Osama bin Laden, Al-Qaeda safe houses

International University of Africa

The International University of Africa is a public University in Khartoum, Sudan. It is a member of the Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World. The university has faculties of Education and Humanities, Shariah and Islamic Studies and of Pure and Applied Sciences. The university has its origins in the Islamic African Centre, established in Khartoum in 1977. In 1992 the military government of Colonel Omar al-Bashir upgraded the institute to a university.

Located at 15.5326, 32.568 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Universities and colleges in Sudan, Education in Khartoum, Educational institutions established in 1977

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