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Kassala
Kassala · Sudan
City population
401,477
#6
in Sudan
#1
in Kassala
#1,428
worldwide
15.451, 36.400 · 415 km from Khartoum
About Kassala
Kassala is a city in Kassala, Sudan with a population of 401,477. It is the 6th largest of the 75 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Sudan, and the 1,428th largest worldwide. It lies 415 km from Khartoum.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Kassala
Rank in region
#1of 2
Elevation
507 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Khartoum
Coordinates
15.451, 36.400
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.