Khartoum

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[kahr-toom]

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noun

a city in and the capital of the Sudan, at the junction of the White and Blue Nile rivers: besieged 1885; retaken by the British 1898.

Khartoum

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noun

the capital of the Sudan, at the junction of the Blue and the White Nile: with adjoining Khartoum North and Omdurman, the largest conurbation in the country; destroyed by the Mahdists in 1885 when General Gordon was killed; seat of the Anglo-Egyptian government of the Sudan until 1954, then capital of the new republic. Pop: 4 495 000 (2005 est)

Khartoum

Capital of Sudan, a port at the juncture of the two upper portions of the Nile River — the Blue Nile and White Nile.

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The Sudan armed forces triumphantly announced the recapture of central Khartoum in March.

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As many as 500 cases of cholera were reported in just one day in the past week in Khartoum, MSF said.

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In recent months, Sudan's military has recaptured the capital of Khartoum, but fighting continues elsewhere.

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"Khartoum State is completely free of rebels", the army said in a statement published by Sudan's News Agency.

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And the RSF escalated its own use of drones as it was pushed out of central Sudan, especially Khartoum, back towards its traditional stronghold in the west of the country.

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Kharkov Khartoum North

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