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Atbara

City population
112,021
#21
in Sudan
#1
in River Nile
#5,142
worldwide
KhartoumAtbara
17.702, 33.986 · 285 km from Khartoum
Share of Sudan
0.2%
Of the national population
Elevation
358 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To Khartoum
Time zone
Africa/Khartoum
IANA zone identifier

About Atbara

Atbara is a city in River Nile, Sudan with a population of 112,021. It is the 21st largest of the 75 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Sudan, and the 5,142nd largest worldwide. It lies 285 km from Khartoum.

Position in Sudan
#21of 75
LargestSmallest
Position in River Nile
#1of 5
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Rank in region
#1of 5
Coordinates
17.702, 33.986
Record updated
2 December 2024
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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All 75 in Sudan

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