khartoum

     

Khartoum (الخرطوم al-Kharṭūm) is the capital of Suan and of Khartoum State. It is located at the confluence point of the White Nile coming in from the north from Lake Victoria, and the Blue Nile flowing west from Ethiopia. The location where the two Niles meet is known as "al-Mogran". The main Nile continues to flow north towards Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea.

Trivia about khartoum

  • Destroyed in a Muslim revolt, this Sudanese city was rebuilt by the British in the pattern of their flag
  • Horatio Kitchener was made an earl of this capital of Sudan
  • Khartoum,Tripoli,Cairo
  • This Sudanese capital lies on a narrow piece of land bounded by the White & Blue Nile Rivers
  • In 1998 U.S. missiles hit a suspected chemical weapons plant in this Sudanese capital
  • The Blue & White Nile meet near this Sudanese city whose name means "elephant's trunk"
  • Sudan's national museum is in this capital city
  • This Sudanese capital was destroyed by the Mahdists in 1885; Lord Kitchener began to rebuild it in 1898
  • During an 1884-85 revolt, an entire garrison led by Charles George Gordon was massacred in this capital city
  • In the movie with the same name as this city, Olivier says, "The Nile must taste of blood for a thousand miles"
  • There's a branch of the University of Cairo in this capital of Sudan
  • This Sudanese capital is located at the junction of the Blue & the White Nile
  • Sudan University of Science & Technology, including the Institute of Laser, is in this capital
  • This Sudanese city of about 1 million was founded as an Egyptian army camp in the 1820s
  • The Blue & White Niles meet at this city where Gen. "Chinese" Gordon met death
  • This Sudanese capital was founded as an Egyptian army camp in the 1820s

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