Khartoum

or Khar·tum

[ kahr-toom ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of the Sudan, at the junction of the White and Blue Nile rivers: besieged 1885; retaken by the British 1898.

Khartoum

/ kɑːˈtuːm /

noun

1. the capital of the Sudan, at the junction of the Blue and the White Nile: with adjoining Khartoum North and Omdurman, the largest conurbation in the country; destroyed by the Mahdists in 1885 when General Gordon was killed; seat of the Anglo-Egyptian government of the Sudan until 1954, then capital of the new republic. Pop: 4 495 000 (2005 est)

Khartoum

1. Capital of Sudan , a port at the juncture of the two upper portions of the Nile River — the Blue Nile and White Nile.

Example Sentences

Fierce fighting has recently escalated around Khartoum, which is largely controlled by the RSF, with the military intensifying airstrikes in the city's centre and southern belt.

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Sudanese army air strikes have killed at least 23 people and injured more than 40 others in the south of the capital, Khartoum.

From BBC

The BBC visited a hospital ward in Omdurman, just across the River Nile from the capital Khartoum.

From BBC

The RSF seized most of Khartoum at the start of the conflict, while the army controls the twin city of Omdurman, just across the River Nile.

From BBC

The RSF took control of Gezira state, to the south of the capital, Khartoum, in December 2023, and has been accused of carrying out numerous abuses against civilians there - which it repeatedly denies.

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