Khartoum

Khartoum is the capital of Sudan. It is located in the eastern part of the country, is the center of the province of Al-Khartoum. Khartoum is located at the confluence of the White Nile, leading back to Lake Victoria and Nile Blue, departing from Lake Tana.

In the capital of Sudan today are about 2,207,794 people, and with the agglomeration formed by it Omdurman to the west and north Khartoum al-Bahri inhabitants are around 8,363,915 people. This indicator agglomeration is the fourth most populous in Africa. The name comes from Khartoum’s Arab “Al-kartoum”, which literally translates as “elephant trunk”.

Perhaps this name comes from the locals narrow strip of land that was formed by Blue and White Nile. Khartoum was founded in 1820 as a military camp of the Egyptians. In 1885 the town was destroyed and 13 years later it was restored by the British, when the shipment arrives with his Captain JA Gran, which draws locals for land in 1863.

The trade of saffron and butter it used as a fuel is widely spread at this time in Sudan. After the attack on the old commercial center Shandy, Sudan trade is concentrated in Khartoum, with the result that takes place here almost all exchanges of ivory, rubber, ostrich feathers and slaves from Central Africa to the Red Sea.

Later in the 70s and 80s of the 20th century in Khartoum seeking shelter hundreds of thousands of refugees from Uganda, Ethiopia and Chad. Many of them settled in the outskirts of town. Today, Khartoum is considered a cosmopolitan city with an exotic and unfamiliar culture. Here is the largest airport in Sudan, and the town is the administrative, economic and commercial center of the whole Sudan. While there are few paved streets, the center of Khartoum, however, is well planned with streets, trees, among which are many historical and cultural monuments.

Old city of Khartoum is located exactly where to merge the two main branches of the Nile. The view is very beautiful, consisting of green islands. A pleasant walk along the water is taking a ferry across the island of Tuti, which is located in the middle of the merger of the two rivers and offers an exciting experience among the greenery in the middle of the river. This mosque is located Shaheed, but with the stroll along the river can be reached at the earliest capital of Omdurman Sudan.

Major attraction for tourists are the dervishes who, through special dances and songs trance. Sometimes you can see how the subject of the delirium of their mouths foaming. Interesting places to visit in this part of Khartoum is the market where trades are still ivory. Here one can buy a variety of handmade jewelry, leopard-skin slippers, spices, etc. One of the landmarks of Khartoum is called. Moroccan bath. It is located in the north of Khartoum has its own, but also a common steam room.

This bathroom is only the preserve of women, as women are under the painstaking care of the many creams, herbs, perfumes, which release the skin from dead skin. The townspeople were very hospitable and do not be surprised if a permanent home invite you to dinner. You can accept the invitation only if it the day you have gone through the largest museum in Khartoum and throughout Sudan – National Museum of Sudan. It was opened in 1971 and tells the story of Khartoum.