Giovane donna - Khartoum, Sudan (Photo: R. Gastaldi)
Khartoum (الخرطوم al-Kharṭūm "Elephant
Trunk") is the capital of Sudan and of Khartoum
State. It is located at the point where the White Nile, flowing
north from Uganda, meets the Blue
Nile, flowing west from Ethiopia. The merger of
the two niles is known as "the Mogran". The merged Nile flows north towards Egypt and the Mediterranean
Sea. |