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El Obeid
North Kordofan · Sudan
City population
393,311
#7
in Sudan
#1
in North Kordofan
#1,455
worldwide
13.184, 30.217 · 363 km from Khartoum
About El Obeid
El Obeid is a city in North Kordofan, Sudan with a population of 393,311. It is the 7th largest of the 75 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Sudan, and the 1,455th largest worldwide. It lies 363 km from Khartoum.
Key Facts
Country
Region
North Kordofan
Rank in region
#1of 4
Elevation
573 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Khartoum
Coordinates
13.184, 30.217
Record updated
2026-04-14
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.