Khartoum

Summary

Khartoum is a city^[1]. Khartoum ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,651 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Khartoum is located in Khartoum^[3].
• Khartoum is in the country of Sudan^[4].
• Khartoum is on the body of water Nile^[5].
• Khartoum is on the body of water White Nile^[6].
• Khartoum is on the body of water Blue Nile^[7].
• Khartoum's image is recorded as Elmek Nimir Bridge.jpg^[8].
• Khartoum's instance of is recorded as city^[9].
• Khartoum's instance of is recorded as big city^[10].
• Khartoum's instance of is recorded as federal capital^[11].
• Khartoum's official language is recorded as Arabic^[12].
• Khartoum's official language is recorded as English^[13].
• Khartoum's shares border with is recorded as Khartoum North^[14].
• Khartoum's shares border with is recorded as Omdurman^[15].
• Khartoum's coat of arms image is recorded as Khartoum locality.png^[16].
• Khartoum's twinned administrative body is recorded as Djibouti^[17].
• Khartoum's twinned administrative body is recorded as Istanbul^[18].
• Khartoum's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hargeisa^[19].
• Khartoum's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ankara^[20].
• Khartoum's twinned administrative body is recorded as Wuhan^[21].
• Khartoum's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cairo^[22].
• Khartoum's twinned administrative body is recorded as Amman^[23].
• Khartoum's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saint Petersburg^[24].
• Khartoum's twinned administrative body is recorded as Asmara^[25].
• Khartoum's twinned administrative body is recorded as Addis Ababa^[26].
• Khartoum's twinned administrative body is recorded as Brasília^[27].

Body

Geography

Khartoum is in the country of Sudan^[4]. Khartoum is located in Khartoum^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Nile^[5], a river^[28], in Sudan^[29]; White Nile^[6], a river^[30], in Rwanda^[31]; and Blue Nile^[7], a river^[32], in Ethiopia^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Khartoum's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+30000'}^[34]. Khartoum's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+382'}^[35]. Population counts include {'amount': '+6527500'}^[36] and {'amount': '+5345000'}^[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[9], big city^[10], and federal capital^[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Khartoum include Khartoum International Airport^[38], an international airport^[39], in Sudan^[40].

Why It Matters

Khartoum ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,651 views/month).^[2] Khartoum has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Khartoum is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for Khartoum include Khartoum International Airport^[38], an international airport^[39], in Sudan^[40].