Burrī al Maḩas
District of Khartoum
Khartoum State - Sudan

Khartoum

Khartoum is the capital and second largest city of the Republic of Sudan and of Khartoum State. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile flowing north from Lake Victoria and the Blue Nile flowing west from Ethiopia. The location where the two Niles meet is known as the "al-Mogran", meaning the Confluence. The main Nile continues to flow north towards Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea.

Located at 15.6331, 32.5331 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Khartoum, Capitals in Africa, Communities on the Nile River, Khartoum (state), Populated places in Sudan, Populated places established in 1821, State capitals in Sudan

Sudan

Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan and sometimes called North Sudan, is an Arab state in North Africa bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west and Libya to the northwest. Internally, the Nile divides the country into eastern and western halves.

Located at 15.6331, 32.5331 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory

The Al-Shifa (الشفاء, Arabic for "healing") pharmaceutical factory in Khartoum North, Sudan, was constructed between 1992 and 1996 with components imported from the United States, Sweden, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, India, and Thailand. The industrial complex was composed of around four buildings. It was the largest pharmaceutical factory in Khartoum and employed over 300 workers, producing medicine both for human and veterinary use.

Located at 15.6458, 32.5614 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Buildings and structures demolished in 1998, Buildings and structures in Sudan, History of Sudan, Clinton administration controversies, Buildings and structures in Khartoum, Al-Qaeda, Chemical warfare, Sudan–United States relations

Cruise missile strikes on Afghanistan and Sudan (August 1998)

The August 1998 bombings of Afghanistan and Sudan (codenamed Operation Infinite Reach by the United States) were American cruise missile strikes on terrorist bases in Afghanistan and a pharmaceutical factory in Sudan on August 20, 1998. The attack was in retaliation for the bombings of American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania which killed 224 people (including 12 Americans) and injured 5,000 others.

Located at 15.6458, 32.5617 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Anglo-Egyptian Sudan

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan referred to the manner by which Sudan was administered between 1899 and 1956, when it was a condominium of Egypt and the United Kingdom.

Located at 15.6331, 32.5331 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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University of Khartoum

University of Khartoum (formerly shortened to UofK) is a multi-campus, co-educational, public university located in Khartoum. It is the largest and oldest university in Sudan. UofK was founded as Gordon Memorial College in 1902 and established in 1956 when Sudan gained independence. Since that date, the University of Khartoum has been recognized as a top university and a high-ranked academic institution in Sudan and Africa.

Located at 15.6122, 32.5422 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Unity High School (Sudan)

Unity High School, founded in 1928, but with roots going back to 1902, is an independent school in Khartoum, Sudan, which uses the English language and provides a British-style education to children from 4 to 18 years of age. In 2005, it had an enrollment of some 750 pupils. It had Mrs Stephanie King as a vice principal from the year 2008 onwards, the director of the School was Mr Robert Boulos and the principal was Richard Woods.

Located at 15.6006, 32.5294 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Khartoum Stadium

Khartoum Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Khartoum, Sudan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 23,000 people.

Located at 15.5984, 32.5156 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Sports venues in Sudan, Football venues in Sudan, National stadiums, Multi-purpose stadiums in Sudan, Buildings and structures in Khartoum

Khartoum International Airport

Khartoum International Airport is an airport in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan. It will be replaced with a new airport 40 kilometers south of the centre of Khartoum. This is planned to have two 4000 metre runways, a passenger terminal of 86,000 square metres and a 300-room international hotel.

Located at 15.5895, 32.5532 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Airports in Sudan, Khartoum

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.
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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 1 miles away.
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Oil and gas companies of Sudan, Khartoum, National oil and gas companies, Government of Sudan

Acropole Hotel

The Acropole is a hotel. It was founded in 1952 and is run by the Greek Pagoulatos family - brothers Thanasis, George, and Mike. The Acropole is the oldest hotel in Khartoum, founded by the brothers' father in 1952. An added attraction is the OHM electronics shop next door, which is owned by the brother of Sheikh Musa Hilal, the tribal leader of Darfur's notorious Janjaweed. Several journalists and members of human rights organizations have managed to interview Hilal in that shop.

Located at 15.605, 32.5294 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Hotels in Sudan, Buildings and structures in Khartoum, Hotels established in 1955

Corinthia Hotel Khartoum

The Corinthia Hotel Khartoum is a five-star hotel in central Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, on the meeting point of the Blue Nile and White Nile and in the centre of Khartoum’s commercial, business, and administrative districts. It is located next to the Friendship Hall of Khartoum and the Tuti Bridge. The hotel was opened on the 17th August 2008. It has 18 guest floors, 173 rooms and 57 suites, all offering panoramic views of Khartoum and the Nile.

Located at 15.6067, 32.5136 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Khartoum, Hotels in Sudan

Tuti Island

Tuti Island (also spelled Tutti Island) is an island in Sudan where the White Nile and Blue Nile merge to form the main Nile. It is surrounded by the "Three Towns": Khartoum (the capital of Sudan), Omdurman (the largest city in Sudan), and Khartoum North (also known as Bahri, a large industrial center). Despite this, Tuti is home to only one small village (founded in the late 15th century), with grassland being the main makeup of the island.

Located at 15.6167, 32.5167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Mac Nimir Bridge

The Mac Nimir Bridge links Khartoum, Sudan with Khartoum North across the Blue Nile river. It is named after a famous leader of the Jaaliyeen tribe in Northern Sudan who infamously burned the son of Muhammad Ali Pasha, Ismail, and his cortege when they invaded Sudan from Egypt.

Located at 15.6139, 32.533 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Bridges in Sudan, Bridges over the Nile, Buildings and structures in Khartoum

Sudan Airways Flight 109

Sudan Airways Flight 109 was an international scheduled Amman–Damascus–Khartoum passenger service, operated with an Airbus A310-300, that crashed on landing at Khartoum International Airport on 10 June 2008, approximately at 17:00 UTC, killing 30 of 214 occupants on board.

Located at 15.5894, 32.5531 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Sudan)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the Sudanese government ministry which oversees the foreign relations of Sudan.

Located at 15.6094, 32.5322 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Government ministries of Sudan, Foreign relations of Sudan, Foreign affairs ministries

Neelain University

Al-Neelain University is a public university located in Khartoum, Sudan. It was founded in 1955. As of November 2004, Awad Haj Ali was the Vice-Chancellor of the university. The university is a member of the Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World.

Located at 15.6019, 32.515 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Sudan News Agency

Sudan News Agency, also known as SUNA, is the official news agency of Sudan. It provides news to other organizations in English, French and Arabic. The agency was launched in 1970. Abdul Karim Mehdi was the first director of SUNA. His term lasted for one year, and Mustafa Amin named as the director in 1971. Amin served as the director until 1985.

Located at 15.6067, 32.5375 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Sudanese media, News agencies, Government of Sudan

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.
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Al Mansheiya Bridge

Al Mansheiya Bridge is a bridge that links the capital Khartoum and the industrial city Khartoum North across the Blue Nile in central Sudan.

Located at 15.599, 32.5897 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Bridges in Sudan, Buildings and structures in Khartoum

Cooper Bridge

Cooper Bridge is a bridge that links the capital Khartoum and the industrial city Khartoum North across the Blue Nile in central Sudan.

Located at 15.6169, 32.5547 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Bridges in Sudan, Buildings and structures in Khartoum

Blue Nile Road and Railway Bridge

The Blue Nile Road And Railway Bridge is a bascule bridge that links from the capital Khartoum to the industrial city Khartoum North across the Blue Nile.

Located at 15.6158, 32.5439 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Bridges in Sudan, Buildings and structures in Khartoum, Bridges completed in 1909

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.
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Buildings and structures in Khartoum, Osama bin Laden, Al-Qaeda safe houses

Comboni College of Science & Technology

Comboni College for Science and Technology is a College in Khartoum, Sudan, a college founded by Families and Comboni missionaries in Khartoum in 1998.

Located at 15.6008, 32.5278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Universities and colleges in Sudan