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Also known as Port Sudan city

Port city on the Red Sea in Eastern Sudan

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Port Sudan is a city on Sudan's coast along the Red Sea in the eastern part of the country. It serves as Sudan's main seaport, making it important for the country's trade and access to international waters.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
big city
Country
Sudan
Located in
Red Sea
Population
579942
Elevation
13
Capital of
Red Sea
Image
PortSudan center harbour.jpg
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twinned administrative body
Djibouti
Commons category
Port Sudan
topic's main category
Category:Port Sudan
native label
بورتسودان‎‎
inception
1905-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Port Sudan (Arabic: بور سودان, romanized: Būr Sūdān, Beja: Bar'uut) is a major port city on the Red Sea in eastern Sudan, and the capital of Red Sea State. Port Sudan is Sudan's main seaport and the source of 90% of the country's international trade. The population of Port Sudan was estimated in the 2008 Census of Sudan to be 394,561 people.

Port Sudan has historically been a centre for commercial activity, particularly in the shipping industry.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Port Sudan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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