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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.
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