SUDAN
Complete Name: Republic of the Sudan
Native Name: As-Sūdān
ISO-Code: SDN
Capital: Al-Kharṭūm
| City Population → Africa |
ContentsThe states of the Sudan as well as all cities and towns of more than 20,000 inhabitants.
States| Name | Abbr. | Original | Capital | A (km²) | C 1993-04-15 | Cp 2008-04-22 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Ash-Shamālīyah [Northern] {Ash-Shamaliyah} | SHA | الشمالية | Dunqulā | 348,765 | 511,693 | 699,065 |
| i | Nahr an-Nīl [Nile] {Nahr an-Nil} | NNL | نهر النيل | Ad-Dāmir | 122,123 | 781,583 | 1,120,441 |
| i | Al-Baḥr al-Aḥmar [Red Sea] {Al-Bahr al-Ahmar} | BAH | البحر الأحمر | Būr Sūdān | 218,887 | 684,271 | 1,396,110 |
| i | Kassalā {Kassala} | KAS | كسلا | Kassalā | 36,710 | 1,234,562 | 1,789,806 |
| i | Al-Qaḍārif [Gadaref] {Al-Qadarif} | QAD | القضارف | Al-Qaḍārif | 75,263 | 1,148,262 | 1,348,378 |
| i | Al-Kharṭūm [Khartoum] {Al-Khartum} | KHA | الخرطوم | Al-Kharṭūm | 22,142 | 3,512,144 | 5,274,321 |
| i | Al-Jazīrah [Al Gezira] {Al-Jazirah} | JAZ | الجزيرة | Wad Madanī | 23,373 | 2,715,605 | 3,575,280 |
| i | An-Nīl al-Abyaḍ [White Nile] {An-Nil al-Abyad} | NAB | النيل الأبيض | Ad-Duwaym | 30,411 | 1,227,024 | 1,730,588 |
| i | Sannār [Sennar] {Sannar} | SAN | سنار | Sannār | 37,844 | 977,650 | 1,285,058 |
| i | An-Nīl al-Azraq [Blue Nile] {An-Nil al-Azraq} | NAZ | النيل الأزرق | Ad-Damazīn | 45,844 | 512,845 | 832,112 |
| i | Shamāl Kurdufān [Northern Kordofan] {Shamal Kurdufan} | SKU | شمال كردفان | Al-Ubayyiḍ | 220,000 | 1,944,000 | 2,920,992 |
| i | Janūb Kurdufān [Southern Kordofan] {Janub Kurdufan} | JKU | جنوب كردفان | Kāduqlī / Al-Fūlah | 155,000 | 1,379,000 | 1,406,404 |
| i | Shamāl Dārfūr [Northern Darfur] {Shamal Darfur} | SDA | شمال دارفور | Al-Fāshir | 296,420 | 1,155,872 | 2,113,626 |
| i | Gharb al-Dārfūr [Western Darfur] {Gharb al-Darfur} | GDA | غرب دارفور | Al-Junaynah | 79,460 | 1,329,832 | 1,308,225 |
| i | Janūb Dārfūr [Southern Darfur] {Janub Darfur} | JDA | جنوب دارفور | Nyālā | 127,300 | 2,152,499 | 4,093,594 |
| Sudan | SDN | السودان | Al-Kharṭūm | 1,839,542 | 21,266,641 | 30,894,000 |
Principal Cities| Name | Adm. | C Cp 2008-04-22 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Umm Durmān | KHA | 1,849,659 |
| 2 | Al-Kharṭūm | KHA | 1,410,858 |
| 3 | Al-Kharṭūm Baḥrī | KHA | 1,012,211 |
| 4 | Nyālā | JDA | 492,984 |
| 5 | Būr Sūdān | BAH | 394,561 |
| 6 | Al-Ubayyiḍ | SKU | 345,126 |
Principal Agglomeration| Name | Adm. | A Cp 2008-04-22 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Kharṭūm | KHA | 4,272,728 |
Cities & Towns| Name | Original | Adm. | C C 1973-04-03 | C C 1983-02-01 | C C 1993-04-15 | C Cp 2008-04-22 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Abū Jubayhah {Abu Jubayhah} | أبو جبيهة | JKU | 10,418 | 14,491 | ... | 47,188 |
| i | Abū Zabad {Abu Zabad} | أبو زبد | SKU | 7,177 | 9,744 | ... | 23,317 |
| i | Ad-Damazīn {Ad-Damazin} | الدمازين | NAZ | 12,233 | 27,591 | 71,821 | 136,788 |
| i | Ad-Dāmir {Ad-Damir} | الدامر | NNL | 17,086 | 26,841 | 50,995 | 73,654 |
| i | Ad-Dillinj [Dilling] | الدلنج | JKU | 19,216 | 24,681 | ... | 59,089 |
| i | Ad-Dindar | الدندر | SAN | 5,303 | 9,496 | ... | 25,567 |
| i | Aḍ-Ḍu'ayn [El Duein] {Ad-Duayn} | الضعين | JDA | 18,457 | 21,666 | 73,335 | 137,103 |
| i | Ad-Duwaym | الدويم | NAB | 26,257 | 38,606 | 56,494 | 73,622 |
| i | Al-Fashaqah (Shuwak) | الفشقة | QAD | 4,824 | 8,639 | ... | 21,106 |
| i | Al-Fāshir [El Fasher] {Al-Fashir} | الفاشر | SDA | 51,932 | 84,298 | 141,884 | 217,827 |
| Al-Fāw {Al-Faw} | الفاو | QAD | ... | 5,157 | ... | 30,629 | |
| i | Al-Fūlah {Al-Fulah} | الفولة | JKU | 5,294 | 7,155 | ... | 26,020 |
| i | Al-Ḥuṣāyḥīṣā {Al-Husayhisa} | الحصاحيصا | JAZ | 18,747 | 18,328 | ... | 47,408 |
| i | Al-Ḥūwāttah {Al-Huwattah} | الحواتة | QAD | 7,841 | 15,110 | ... | 30,184 |
| i | Al-Jazīrah Abā {Al-Jazirah Aba} | الجزيرة ابا | NAB | 22,218 | 19,632 | ... | 21,683 |
| i | Al-Junaynah [El Geneina] | الجنينة | GDA | 35,424 | 55,480 | 92,831 | 134,264 |
| i | Al-Kharṭūm [Khartoum] {Al-Khartum} | الخرطوم | KHA | 333,906 | 473,597 | 947,483 | 1,410,858 |
| i | Al-Kharṭūm Baḥrī [Khartoum North] {Al-Khartum Bahri} | الخرطوم بحري | KHA | 150,989 | 340,857 | 700,887 | 1,012,211 |
| i | Al-Manāqil {Al-Manaqil} | المناقل | JAZ | 15,223 | 36,090 | 65,405 | 99,775 |
| i | Al-Mujlad | المجلد | JKU | 6,932 | 12,732 | ... | 40,418 |
| i | Al-Qaḍārif [Gedaref] {Al-Qadarif} | القضارف | QAD | 66,465 | 116,876 | 191,164 | 269,395 |
| i | Al-Quṭaynah {Al-Qutaynah} | القطينة | NAB | 5,966 | 10,418 | ... | 26,893 |
| i | Al-Ubayyiḍ [El Obeid] {Al-Ubayyid} | الأبيض | SKU | 90,073 | 137,582 | 229,425 | 345,126 |
| i | An-Nuhūd [El Nahud] {An-Nuhud} | النهود | SKU | 26,005 | 29,787 | 54,600 | 66,184 |
| i | 'Ārdamatā {Ardamata} | آردمتا | GDA | ... | ... | ... | 55,637 |
| i | Ar-Rahad | الرهد | SKU | 14,444 | 16,341 | ... | 36,518 |
| i | Ar-Ruṣayrīṣ {Ar-Rusayris} | الروصيرص | NAZ | 12,951 | 16,369 | ... | 58,712 |
| i | As-Sūkī {As-Suki} | السوكي | SAN | 16,197 | 21,021 | ... | 23,509 |
| i | 'Aṭbarah {Atbarah} | عطبرة | NNL | 66,116 | 72,836 | 87,878 | 112,021 |
| i | Bābanūsah {Babanusah} | بابنوسة | JKU | 12,051 | 18,870 | ... | 32,759 |
| i | Barbar | بربر | NNL | 11,303 | 14,425 | ... | 26,203 |
| i | Buram | برام | JDA | ... | ... | ... | 65,473 |
| i | Būr Sūdān [Port Sudan] {Bur Sudan} | بور سودان | BAH | 132,632 | 206,038 | 308,195 | 394,561 |
| i | Dunqulā {Dunqula} | دنقلا | SHA | 5,626 | 10,146 | ... | 56,167 |
| i | Ghubaysh | غبيش | SKU | ... | ... | ... | 22,733 |
| i | Ḥalfā al-Jadīdah [New Halfa] {Halfa al-Jadidah} | حلفا الجديدة | KAS | 24,373 | 38,132 | 54,110 | 63,589 |
| i | Jubayt | جبيت | BAH | 5,208 | 7,002 | ... | 30,856 |
| i | Kabkābīyah {Kabkabiyah} | كبكابية | SDA | ... | ... | ... | 42,376 |
| i | Kāduqlī {Kaduqli} | كادقلي | JKU | 18,468 | 45,698 | 62,104 | 67,095 |
| i | Kas | كاس | JDA | ... | ... | ... | 55,255 |
| i | Kassalā {Kassala} | كسلا | KAS | 99,652 | 141,429 | 234,622 | 298,529 |
| i | Khashim al-Qirbah | خشم القربة | KAS | 8,343 | 19,962 | ... | 42,900 |
| i | Kotum | كتم | SDA | 4,762 | 6,108 | ... | 34,694 |
| i | Kūstī [Kosti] {Kusti} | كوستي | NAB | 65,404 | 89,135 | 173,599 | 213,080 |
| i | Mellit | مليط | SDA | ... | ... | ... | 50,165 |
| i | Nyālā {Nyala} | نيالا | JDA | 59,583 | 111,693 | 227,183 | 492,984 |
| i | Rabak | ربك | NAB | 18,399 | 26,693 | 59,261 | 123,890 |
| i | Rahad al-Bardī {Rahad al-Bardi} | رهيد البردي | JDA | ... | ... | ... | 24,768 |
| i | Rufā'ah {Rufaah} | رفاعة | JAZ | 15,681 | 20,750 | ... | 28,374 |
| i | Sannār [Sennar] {Sannar} | سنار | SAN | 28,546 | 42,803 | 72,187 | 123,158 |
| i | Sawākin {Sawakin} | ســواكــن | BAH | 5,895 | 18,030 | ... | 42,456 |
| Sh'aīrīyah {Shairiyah} | شعيرية | JDA | ... | ... | ... | 48,966 | |
| i | Shandī {Shandi} | شندي | NNL | 24,161 | 34,505 | ... | 63,746 |
| i | Sinjah | سنجة | SAN | 19,452 | 27,982 | ... | 56,058 |
| i | Sinkāt {Sinkat} | ســنكــات | BAH | 6,439 | 7,918 | ... | 35,617 |
| i | Tandaltī {Tandalti} | تندلتي | NAB | 10,028 | 15,509 | ... | 31,329 |
| i | Ṭawkar {Tawkar} | طــوكـــر | BAH | 13,394 | 14,042 | ... | 37,051 |
| i | Tullus | تلس | JDA | ... | ... | ... | 41,807 |
| i | Umm Durmān [Omdurman] {Umm Durman} | أم درمان | KHA | 299,399 | 526,192 | 1,271,403 | 1,849,659 |
| i | Umm Ruwābah {Umm Ruwabah} | أم روابة | SKU | 19,713 | 34,669 | ... | 56,833 |
| i | Umm Shūkah {Umm Shukah} | أم شوكة | SAN | 7,666 | 11,644 | ... | 20,302 |
| i | Wad Madanī [Medani] {Wad Madani} | ود مدني | JAZ | 106,715 | 145,015 | 211,362 | 289,482 |
| i | Zālingay {Zalingay} | زالنجي | GDA | 13,791 | 18,017 | ... | 35,061 |