Khartoum

The name Khartoum may derive from the Dinka words khar-tuom or khier-tuom, meaning 'place where rivers meet'.

Khartoum was established in 1821 as an outpost for the Egyptian Army.

Khartoum features a hot desert climate, with an extremely dry season lasting about eight months of the year.

Almost 250,000 Syrians lived in Khartoum as of 2019, representing 5% of the city's total population.

The largest museum in Sudan, the National Museum of Sudan, was founded in 1971 and contains works from different epochs of Sudanese history.