Khartoum North

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Map of Bahri, with Omdurman with Khartoum.

Khartoum North (al-Khartūm Bahrī) is a city close to, but distinct from, Khartoum in central Sudan. The city is close to the confluence of the White and Blue Niles on the eastern bank of the Blue Nile. The city, which had in 1993 a rapidly growing population of 900,000 is connected by bridges to Khartoum proper and Omdurman. It is also known as Bahrī "Sea".

1 Demographics
2 History
3 Economy and Industry
4 Infrastuctre
- 4.1 Bridges
5 References

[edit] Demographics

Year	Population^[1]
1956	39.100
1973	150.989
1983	341.155
1993	700.887
2007 Estimate	1.725.570

it is actually 1.926,365

[edit] History

In 1998 the Al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory was destroyed by the United States for several reasons, including alleged ties between the owners of the plant and the terrorist group al-Qaeda.

[edit] Economy and Industry

The main industrial centre of the region and the country, the city contains dockyards, marine and rail workshops, and sawmills. Khartoum North trades in cotton, grains, fruit, and livestock; industries include tanning, brewing, brickmaking, textile weaving, and food processing. Since the year 2000, many chemical plants suppling house hold products to the rest of the country, are found in Khartoum North.

A wealthy suburb is rapidly growing towards the eastern part of the city, along the Blue Nile.