Khartoum or Khartum (/ k ɑːr ˈ t uː m / ⓘ kar-TOOM; [6] [7] Arabic: الخرطوم, romanized: al-Khurṭūm, pronounced [al.xur.tˤuːm]) is the capital city of Sudan as well as Khartoum State. With an estimated population of 7.1 million people, Greater Khartoum is the largest urban area in Sudan.

Mar 27, 2025 · Sudan's army says it has captured the capital Khartoum from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) after a brutal two-year conflict. The battle between Sudanese Armed Forces leader Abdel ...

Apr 16, 2025 · Khartoum is a city and the executive capital of Sudan, just south of the confluence of the Blue and White Nile rivers. It has bridge connections with its sister towns, Khartoum North and Omdurman, with which it forms Sudan’s largest conurbation.

Apr 1, 2025 · The battered heart of Khartoum lies eerily quiet now, after weeks of intense urban combat in the Sudanese capital. We entered the city just days after Sudan's army recaptured it from the ...

Khartoum or Khartum (/ kɑːrˈtuːm / kar-TOOM; [5][6] Arabic: الخرطوم, romanized: Al-Khurṭūm) is the capital city of Sudan. It is also Sudan's largest city. It is where the Blue Nile and main Nile come together. Its name means " elephant tusk ". Two other …

Mar 21, 2025 · Sudan’s military has recaptured the presidential palace in a brutal two-year conflict with a powerful paramilitary group that has left millions displaced and hungry, and an estimated 150,000...

Mar 27, 2025 · Sudan’s army has scored some major victories in the capital, Khartoum, against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) as the war between them nears the two-year mark. But the fighting between the...

Mar 21, 2025 · After retaking the presidential palace Sudan's army appears poised to regain control of the capital, Khartoum, two years after it was ousted from the city.

Mar 21, 2025 · Sudanese military forces recaptured the presidential palace early Friday in the battle-scarred capital, Khartoum, signaling a potential turning point in Sudan’s devastating civil war, now...

Khartoum or Khartum (/ kɑːrˈtuːm / ⓘ kar-TOOM; Arabic: الخرطوم, romanized: al-Khurṭūm, pronounced [al.xur.tˤuːm]) is the capital city of Sudan as well as Khartoum State. With an estimated population of 7.1 million people, Greater Khartoum is the largest urban area in Sudan. Quick Facts الخرطوم, Country ...