Khartoum North, Al Khartum, Sudan

🇸🇩 Khartoum North or Khartoum Bahri (Arabic: الخرطوم بحري, romanized: al-Kharṭūm Baḥrī), is a city in Khartoum State, lying to the north of Khartoum city, the capital of Sudan.

Geography It is located on the north bank of the Blue Nile, and the east bank of the River Nile, near the confluence of the Blue Nile with the White. Bridges connect it with Khartoum to its south and 🇸🇩 Omdurman to its west.

It was part of a three-city agglomeration (with Khartoum proper and Omdurman).

History The original settlement was the largest in the area of the Nile confluence before the Egyptians established Khartoum as their military garrison and administrative centre in the 1820s. It was eclipsed by Egyptian Khartoum, its Mahdist replacement Omdurman, and the British refounding of Khartoum following their reconquest of the country in 1898. However, Khartoum North began to grow again as the southern terminus of the Sudan Military Railroad, completed in 1899. The Blue Nile was bridged in 1910, and the line extended to Sennar, but Khartoum North continued to serve as the central railroad station and yard.

On August 20, 1998, the Al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory was destroyed by a cruise missile after the United States accused the factory of making VX (nerve agent) for al-Qaeda.

Economy 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.

A wealthy suburb emerged towards the eastern part of the neighbourhood, along the Blue Nile.

Neighbourhoods Khartoum North has many neighbourhoods, including: • Alamlaak • Kober • Kafouri • Bahri Industrial Area • Al Haj Yousif • Al Sababi • Al Dnagla North • Al Dnagla South • Hilat Hamad • Hilat Khojali • Hilat Koko • Alshabia North • Alshabia South • Almazad • Almugtaribin • Almerghania • Alsafia • Shambat • Khoglab • Alqadisia • السامراب • الدروشاب • حطاب • دردوق • الحلفايه • العزبه • الكدرو • ابو حليمه • الجيلي • نبته • الفكي هاشم.

Bridges The following bridges cross the Blue Nile and connect Khartoum North to Khartoum: • Mac Nimir Bridge • Blue Nile Road and Railway Bridge • Cooper Bridge • Al Mansheiya Bridge • Shambat Bridge crosses the Nile and connects the neighborhood to Omdurman.

Education • Mashreq University • University of Bahri • Alzaiem Alazhari University • Al-Salama Collage of Science and Technology.