Central Sudan

Central Sudan is the political, geographic, cultural, and economic center of , centered around the capital, . It consists of the states of Al Jazirah, Khartoum and White Nile.
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is the capital of and is located where the Blue and White Niles merge to form the Nile. The huge, spread-out city is actually made out of three distinct cities which are divided by the Nile and its two arms.

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is a city in Central and the capital of the Al Jazirah state. lies on the west bank of the , nearly 85 miles southeast of .

Central Sudan

Latitude
13.91° or 13° 54′ 36″ north
Longitude
32.72° or 32° 43′ 12″ east
Open location code
7G5JWP59+XX
Wiki­data ID
Q14830736
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Portuguese—“Central Sudan” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “মধ্য সুদান”
  • Chinese: “中蘇丹”
  • French: “Soudan central”
  • Italian: “Sudan centrale”
  • Portuguese: “Sudão Central”

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