Khartoum

Khartoum ({{ll|Arabic}} الخرطوم al-Ḫarṭūm "elephant trunk") is the capital of Sudan, as well as the capital of the state of Khartoum. It is located at the point where the White Nile, flowing north from Uganda, meets the Blue Nile, flowing west from Ethiopia. The merged Nile flows north towards Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea. The city proper has a population of well over a million inhabitants, making it the second largest city in the country, but forms with its neighbours, joined by bridges, Khartoum North (al-Khartûm Bahrî) and Omdurman (Umm Durmân) a metropolis totalling probably over four million. Khartoum is located at 15°35'17" North, 32°32'3" East (15.588056, 32.534167). http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html

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Elephant - Capital - Sudan - Khartoum - White Nile - Uganda - Blue Nile - Ethiopia - Nile - Egypt - Mediterranean Sea - Khartoum North - Omdurman

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The city is home to the University of Khartoum, founded in 1903 as Gordon Memorial College. Other universities are a branch of Cairo University and Khartoum Polytechnic University. Sudan National Museum has important holdings from the numerous ancient civilizations of the region.

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University of Khartoum - Cairo University - Khartoum Polytechnic University - Sudan National Museum

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