Khartoum North
Khartoum North (al-Khartūm Bahrī) is a ceety close tae, but distinct frae, Khartoum in central Sudan. The ceety is close tae the confluence o the White an Blue Nile on the eastren bank o the Blue Nile. The ceety, which haed in 1993 a rapidly growin population o 900,000, is connectit bi bridges tae Khartoum an Omdurman. It is an aa kent as " Bahrī; بحري meanin North in Egyptian Arabic (Sooth is Qibli قبلي ).
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[edit] Demographics
| Year | Population[1] |
|---|---|
| 1956 | 39.100 |
| 1973 | 150.989 |
| 1983 | 341.155 |
| 1993 | 700.887 |
| 2007 Estimate | 1.725.570 |
[edit] Economy an industry
The industrial centre o the region an the kintra, the ceety contains dockyards, marine an rail wirkshops, an sawmills. Khartoum North trades in cotton, grains, fruit, an livestock; industries include tannin, brewin, brickmakin, textile weavin, an food processin. Since the year 2000, chemical plants supplyin hoosehauld products tae the rest o the kintra hae been built in the ceety.
A wealthy suburb is growin towards the eastren pairt o the ceety, alang the Blue Nile.
[edit] Neighbourhuids
Khartoum North haes mony neighbourhoods, some o which are:
- alamlaak
- Cooper Ceety
- Kafouri
- Bahri Industrial Area
- St. Joseph
- Al Sababi
- Al Dnagla north
- Al Dnagla south
- Hilat Hamad
- Hilat Khojali
- Hilat Koko
- Greaf Sharq
- Alshabia north
- Alshabia south
- Almazad
- Almulazmien
- Almerghania
- Alsafia
[edit] Infrastructure
[edit] Bridges
The follaein bridges cross the Blue Nile an connect Khartoum North tae Khartoum:
- Shambat Bridge crosses the Nile and connects the city to Omdurman
[edit] References
Coordinates: 15°38′N 32°38′E / 15.633°N 32.633°E
