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National Museum of Sudan

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Khartoum

Sudan
Someday we will visit Khartoum or begin to dream about going there! However, for now its not on our radar. Let us know in the comments if you think that should change!

Khartoum

Khartoum is the capital of Sudan and is located where the Blue and White Niles merge to form the Nile. The huge, spread-out city is actually made out of three distinct cities which are divided by the Nile and its two arms. The Blue Nile flows between Khartoum and Bahri, the White Nile between Khartoum and Omdurman, and the merged Nile between Bahri and Omdurman. The confluence of the Blue and White Nile, known as Al-Mogran, lies just north of the bridge between Khartoum and Omdurman.

Architecture of Khartoum cannot be identified by one style or even two styles; it is as diverse as its culture, where 597 different cultural groups meet. In this article are 10 buildings of Khartoum to showcase this diversity in buildings’ shapes, materials, treatments. Sudan was home to numerous ancient civilizations, such as the Kingdom of Kush, Kerma, Nobatia, Alodia, Makuria, Meroë and others, most of which flourished along the Nile. During the pre-dynastic period Nubia and Nagadan Upper Egypt were identical, simultaneously evolved systems of Pharaonic kingship by 3300 BC.

After the signing of the historic Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the government of Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLA), the Government of Sudan began a massive development project. In 2007, the biggest projects in Khartoum were the Al-Mogran Development Project, two five-star hotels, a new airport, Mac Nimir Bridge (finished in October 2007) and the Tuti Bridge that links Khartoum to Tuti Island.

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Climate

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Jan

30.7°C15.6
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Feb

32.6°C16.8
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Mar

36.5°C20.3
Precipitation: 0.1 mm

Apr

40.4°C24.1
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May

41.9°C27.3
Precipitation: 3.9 mm

Jun

41.3°C27.6
Precipitation: 4.2 mm

Jul

38.5°C26.2
Precipitation: 29.6 mm

Aug

37.6°C25.6
Precipitation: 48.3 mm

Sep

38.7°C26.3
Precipitation: 26.7 mm

Oct

39.3°C25.9
Precipitation: 7.8 mm

Nov

35.2°C21
Precipitation: 0.7 mm

Dec

31.7°C17
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