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Khartoum North
City in Khartoum, Sudan

Khartoum North

Khartoum North, or Khartoum Bahri or simply Bahri, is a city in Khartoum State, lying to the north of Khartoum city, the capital of Sudan.

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It has a population of 1,012,211 people, making it the third-largest city proper in Sudan, behind the neighbouring cities of Omdurman and Khartoum.

How locals move

Getting around Khartoum North 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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