Kassala
Sign in to saveKassala (, ) is the capital of the state of Kassala in eastern Sudan. In 2003 its population was recorded to be 530,950. Built on the banks of the Gash River, it is a market city and is famous for its fruit gardens. Many of its inhabitants are from the Hadendawa sub-tribe of the Beja ethnic group.
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Place details
- Locality
- كسلا
- Region
- كسلا
- Country
- السودان
- Population
- 401,477
- Timezone
- Africa/Khartoum
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Key facts
- Settlement.population_total
- 411,574
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
- Settlement.population_blank2_title
- Religions
- Settlement.timezone
- CAT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +02:00
- Settlement.elevation_ft
- 1,665
- Settlement.official_name
- Kassala
- Settlement.native_name
- (Arabic) (Tigrinya)
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Kassala center Totil.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Overlooking Kassala
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Sudan
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
Key dates
- Inception
- 1840
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Official name
- كسلا
- Country
- Sudan
- Located in
- Kassala
- Population
- +536009
- Elevation
- +505
- Capital of
- Kassala
- Image
- Kassala center Totil.jpg
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- P12749
- hinterland
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- Notable people
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Kassala (, ) is the capital of the state of Kassala in eastern Sudan. In 2003 its population was recorded to be 530,950. Built on the banks of the Gash River, it is a market city and is famous for its fruit gardens. Many of its inhabitants are from the Hadendawa sub-tribe of the Beja ethnic group.
The city was formerly a railroad hub, however, as of 2006 there was no operational railway station in Kassala and much of the track leading to and from the city has been salvaged or fallen into disrepair. Kassala's location along the main Khartoum-Port Sudan highway makes it an important trade center.