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Khartoum North الخرطوم بحري | |
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 Industrial area of Khartoum North | |
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| Nickname: Bahri | |
  Khartoum North Location in Sudan and Africa Show map of Sudan Khartoum North Khartoum North (Africa) Show map of Africa | |
| Coordinates:15°39′00″N32°32′45″E / 15.65000°N 32.54583°E /15.65000; 32.54583 | |
| Country |  Sudan |
| State | Khartoum |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 1,012,211 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (Central Africa Time) |
Khartoum North, orKhartoum Bahri or simplyBahri (Arabic:الخرطوم بحري,romanized: al-Kharṭūm Baḥrī), is a city inKhartoum State, lying to the north ofKhartoum city, the capital ofSudan. It has a population of 1,012,211 people, making it the third-largest city proper in Sudan, behind the neighbouring cities ofOmdurman and Khartoum.
It is located on the north bank of theBlue Nile, and the east bank of the River Nile, near the confluence of the Blue Nile with theWhite. Until 2023, theShambat Bridge connected it withOmdurman to its west. Another major bridge links it withKhartoum to the south.
It was part of a three-city agglomeration (withKhartoum proper andOmdurman) with a combined population of 4,272,728 in 2008.
| Year | Population[1] |
|---|---|
| 1956 | 39,100 |
| 1973 | 150,989 |
| 1983 | 341,155 |
| 1993 | 700,887 |
| 2008 Census | 1,012,211 |
The original settlement was the largest in the area of the Nile confluence before the Egyptians establishedKhartoum as their military garrison and administrative centre in the 1820s.[2] It was eclipsed by Egyptian Khartoum, itsMahdist replacementOmdurman, and theBritish refounding of Khartoum following their reconquest of the country in 1898. However, Khartoum North began to grow again as the southern terminus of theSudan Military Railroad, completed in 1899.[2] The Blue Nile was bridged in 1910, and the line extended toSennar, but Khartoum North continued to serve as the central railroad station and yard.
On August 20, 1998, theAl-Shifa pharmaceutical factory was destroyed by acruise missile after the United States accused the factory of makingVX (nerve agent) foral-Qaeda.[3][4][5]
The city was captured by theRapid Support Forces in 2023 during the opening stages of theSudanese civil war (2023–present) before being retaken by theSudanese Armed Forces in February 2025 as part of the2024–2025 Bahri offensive.
The area is the industrial centre of the region and the country. It contains dockyards, marine and rail workshops, and sawmills. Khartoum North trades in cotton, grains, fruit, and livestock; industries include tanning, brewing, brickmaking, textile weaving, and food processing. After 2000,chemical plants supplying household products to the rest of the country were built there.[citation needed]
A wealthysuburb emerged towards the eastern part of the neighbourhood, along theBlue Nile.
Khartoum North has many neighbourhoods, including:
The following bridges cross theBlue Nile and connect Khartoum North to Khartoum:
