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Khartoum, Sudan
Mr. Rose
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Khartoum, below, is situated at the intersection of the two niles.
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Khartoum
• It is the capital city and trading centre of Sudan, in Central East Africa. As of 2002 it had a population of 4.5 million people. The name means “Elephant Trunk” and it is the second largest city in the country.
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Blue Nile White and Blue Nile meet near bridge in Khartoum.
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Location
• Khartoum is located at the point where the White Nile, flowing north from Uganda, meets the Blue Nile, flowing west from Ethiopia.
• The time in Khartoum is 6 hours ahead of Halifax time.
• Latitude: 15° 35' 17 N, Longitude: 32° 32' 3 E) • Flat, sandy landforms with little vegetation.
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Blue and White Nile
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History• 1821: Founded by Muhammad, the ruler
of Egypt, as a military post controlling Sudan.
The settlement grew as a regional center of trade, including the slave trade.
• In 1899 Khartoum became capital of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan and, with the independence of Sudan in 1956, the capital of the new country.
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Climate
• Rainfall occurs infrequently and the weather is hot and humid. There are only 16 wet days a year.
• Khartoum’s average maximum temperature is over 38 degrees C from February to November.
• It can be extremely uncomfortable from April to October due to high temperature and humidity.
• On average it has 10 hours of sunlight each day.
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Social Issues
• Khartoum is very poor, with few exclusive areas. Few streets are paved, but the centre is well-planned, with tree-lined streets.
• It is a relatively safe city with a low crime rate.
• Khartoum is home to thousands of refugees fleeing conflicts in neighboring nations such as Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Uganda. They settled in large slums at the outskirts of the city.
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A woman in Mayo residential area has poisoned her husband to death simply because the husband decided to marry another lady as a second wife immediately as he received his pension.
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Transportation
• Khartoum is home to the largest airport in Sudan • It has rail lines and paved roads from Egypt, Port
Sudan and El Obeid • Buses run between Khartoum, Kassala, Port Sudan,
and Gedarif. • Many of the locals travel by camel or lorry(truck).
Very few paved roads in the city.• You can travel by Toyota Hilux pick-ups, known to
the locals as 'boxes' (boksi, plural bokasi).
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Cultural Events
• The most common greeting in Arabic used on holidays is Kul sana wa inta tayeb or Kul sana wa inta be kheir-meaning- may each year find you well and prosperous
• Kurban Bairam or Eid al Kabier (the big festival) takes place on the tenth Muslim month of Zu al Hajj (the month of the pilgrimage to Mecca
• Sham Al Nassim (Spring Holiday) is the first Monday following Easter
• Arabic is the official language. English is widely spoken
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Famous Residents
• General Mohmaed Talat Fareed – supported first radio station.
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Government
• Mayor of Khartoum is Dr. Abdel-Moniem Al-Mutaafi
• Minister for environment and protection of wildlife – Lt-Gen James Loro Siricio
• Minister of agriculture and forestry – Martin Elia Lomuro
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ECONOMY
• The official local unit of a currency is the Dinar.• Among the city's industries are printing, glass
manufacturing, food processing, and textiles • Petroleum products are produced in Khartoum,
providing fuel and jobs for the city.
• New projects: two five-star hotels, a new airport, the McNimir Bridge and the Toti Bridge.
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Education
• Khartoum has 3 universities, the University of Khartoum, Nilayin University and Sudan University of Science and Technology.
• Kids go to school from 4 years of age until they reach Grade 12.
• Many children do not go to school as a result of the civil war.
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Connections to Atlantic Canada
• Some Sudanese civil war refugees have settled in Atlantic Canada.
• Envoy to Khartoum is Sam Hanson from Atlantic Canada