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Khartoum
Capital of Sudan

Khartoum

Khartoum, also spelled Khartum, is the capital and most populous city of Sudan as well as Khartoum State.

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With an estimated population of 7.1 million people, Greater Khartoum is the largest urban area in Sudan.

Get in

Getting to Khartoum

  1. 01
    Khartoum Airport

    The airport is served by various Middle Eastern and African airlines.

  2. 02
    Khartoum Land
  3. 03
    Khartoum North Bus Station

    Rail services to Khartoum are limited, but investment have brought hopes of a rejuvenation of train travel.

  4. 04
    Khartoum North

    The main tarred road goes south from Khartoum to Wad Medani then east to Gedaref (for the Ethiopian border at Gallabat), Kassala (for the Eritrean border, which is closed) and then to Port Sudan.

See

Worth seeing

Nile Street or Shari'a Al-Nilشارع النيل الخرطوم: Probably the prettiest street in Khartoum. With the Blue Nile on one side, the street is lined with pretty, albeit decaying-looking, colonial buildings, most of which are used as ministries, schools and even a hotel, the Grand Holiday Villa Khartoum.

  1. 01
    Sudan Presidential Palace Museum

    This museum is located in the grounds of the Presidential Palace and is housed in the impressive century old Palace Cathedral.

  2. 02
    Confluence of the Blue and White Nile

    If you have the stamina, you will reach the confluence of the two branches of the Nile if you continue walking west along Nile Street for about 3–4 km from the Presidential Palace.

  3. 03
    Souq Arabi

    If you want to see crowds and action, this is the place.

  4. 04
    National Museum of Sudan
  5. 05
    Sudan Ethnographic Museum

    A fascinating little museum on the corner of Al Gamaa street and Mak Nemir Avenue.

  6. 06
    Sudan National Botanical Garden
Do

Things to do

There are many professional and international clubs spread around the three cities. Providing for sport, cultural activities or simply a place to meet, they are a lively remnant of British influence. Greek club. Khartoum 2, entrance off Mak Nimir Ave.

Eat

Where to eat

Khartoum has a good sprinkling of restaurants, with new ones popping up every couple of months – other than restaurants attached to hotels there is little quality eating to be had in Khartoum’s city centre. Amarat hosts the majority of the better eateries, although Ridyah and Khartoum 2 also have some places. Omdurman and Barhi have a light sprinkling of simple restaurants.

How locals move

Getting around Khartoum the local way

  • Get inYou can also walk out to the main road about 200 m from the airport terminal and catch minibuses that cruise along the road.
  • Get inOlder, more infrequent trains run from Port Sudan, Wadi Halfa - for connections with ferries from Egypt - and even Nyala.
  • Get aroundThese come in three varieties; bright yellow and often beaten up Toyota Corollas Model 1977, small 6-seater minivans, and more modern metered taxis.
  • Get aroundMinibuses are the cheapest way to get around Khartoum, especially between the three cities.
  • Get aroundThere are easily thousands of minibuses and seeing all of them gather near the Great Mosque and Souk al-Arabi is a sight to behold.
  • Get aroundNone of them bear destination signs and you will have to be able to speak a little Arabic with their conductors to determine which minibus to take.
  • Get aroundMost of the minibuses leave from the square near the Great Mosque (Mesjid al-Kabir) or nearby in Khartoum proper.
  • Get aroundIt is better to use taxis or minibuses if you have to cross the Nile to travel between the three cities.

From Wikivoyage: Khartoum, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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