Location of Port Sudan

Port Sudan (Arabic: بورتسودان‎) is the capital of the state of Red Sea in Sudan and has nearly 475,000 residents. Located on the Red Sea, it is the Republic of Sudan's main port city. Image File history File links Port_Sudan_locator_map. ... Image File history File links Port_Sudan_locator_map. ... Arabic ( or just ), is the largest member of the family of Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew, Amharic, and Aramaic. ... Red Sea Coast of Sudan Red Sea (Al Bahr al Ahmar) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... Location of the Red Sea Image:Red Seaimage. ... Categories: Stub | Commercial item transport and distribution | Transportation ...

History

It was founded by the British in 1905 as the terminus of a rail line linking the Red Sea to the River Nile. The railroad was used to transport the nation's cotton and sesame seed, as well as sorghum, from the agriculturally rich areas of the Nile valley to export markets. 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... For alternative meanings of Nile, see Nile (disambiguation) The Nile in Egypt Length 6 695 km Elevation of the source 1 134 m Average discharge 2 830 m³/s Area watershed 3 400 000 km² Origin Africa Mouth the Mediterranean Basin countries Uganda - Sudan - Egypt The Nile (Arabic: ا&#1604... Cotton ready for harvest. ... Binomial name Sesamum indicum Sesame (Sesamum indicum) is a crop grown primarily for its oil-rich seeds. ... Species About 30 species, see text Sorghum is a genus of about 20 species of grasses, native to tropical and subtropical regions of Eastern Africa, with one species native to Mexico. ...

Tourism

Port Sudan is known among tourists for its excellent diving and beaches. Tourists also use Port Sudan as a departure point to cross the Red Sea to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. This article is about the Saudi Arabian city. ...

Economy

The harbour is in the mouth of a gulf continuing seaward through a coral-free channel 60–85 feet (18–26 m) deep. Imports include machinery, vehicles, fuel oil, and building materials. Cotton, gum arabic, oilseeds, hides and skins, and senna are the chief exports. Port Sudan has an oil refinery to handle the petroleum from onshore wells, as well as an oil pipeline to Khartoum that was completed in 1977. Cotton ready for harvest. ... Acacia senegal plant from Koehlers Medicinal-Plants 1887 Gum arabic, a natural gum also called gum acacia, is a substance that is taken from two sub-Saharan species of the acacia tree, Acacia senegal and Acacia seyal. ... Seeds which are grown for their oil. ... Senna, (Cassia acutifolia) is a medicinal herb. ... View of Shell Oil Refinery in Martinez, California. ... Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario Ignacy Łukasiewicz - inventor of the refining of kerosene from crude oil. ... Map of Sudan with Khartoum Khartoum ( الخرطوم al-Ḫará¹­Å«m Elephant Trunk) is the capital of Sudan and of Khartoum State. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

Geography

Port Sudan has a near-desert climate, necessitating the acquisition of fresh water from Wadi Arba'at in the Red Sea Hills and from salt-evaporating pans. Map of Sudan The Red Sea in Sudan Location: Northern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and Eritrea Geographic coordinates: 15°00′ N 30°00′ E Map references: Africa Area: total: 2,505,810 km² land: 2. ...

Demographics

The population, mainly Arab, includes the indigenous Beja, West Africans, and small minorities of Asians and Europeans. The Arabs (Arabic: عرب) are a heterogeneous ethnic group who are predominantly speakers of the Arabic language, mainly found throughout the Middle East and North Africa. ... Beja can refer to: The Beja people, an ethnic group in the Horn of Africa The Beja language Beja, Portugal Béja, Tunisia This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...  Western Africa (UN subregion)  Maghreb West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ... World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ...

Transportation

An International airport is located close to the city

Coordinates: 19°37′N 37°13′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...