City profile · Sudan · Africa
Atbara
City population
112,021
#21
in Sudan
#1
in River Nile
#5,142
worldwide
17.702, 33.986 · 285 km from Khartoum
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.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 5
Elevation
358 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Khartoum
Coordinates
17.702, 33.986
Record updated
2024-12-02
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.
Nearby Cities
All 75 in SudanClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.