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Shendi

City population
63,746
#27
in Sudan
#3
in River Nile
#9,042
worldwide
KhartoumShendi
16.692, 33.434 · 159 km from Khartoum
Share of Sudan
0.1%
Of the national population
Elevation
366 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To Khartoum
Time zone
Africa/Khartoum
IANA zone identifier

About Shendi

Shendi is a city in River Nile, Sudan with a population of 63,746. It is the 27th largest of the 75 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Sudan, and the 9,042nd largest worldwide. It lies 159 km from Khartoum.

Position in Sudan
#27of 75
LargestSmallest
Position in River Nile
#3of 5
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Rank in region
#3of 5
Coordinates
16.692, 33.434
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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