Port Sudan

Port Sudan
بور سودان
Bar'uut
City
Top: Port Sudan Skyline; Middle: Red Sea University, Port Sudan Harbour; Bottom: Port Sudan Post Office, Port Sudan Old Market
Port Sudan is located in Sudan
Port Sudan
Port Sudan
Location in Sudan
Coordinates: 19°37′N 37°13′E / 19.617°N 37.217°E / 19.617; 37.217
Country Sudan
StateRed Sea
Population
 (2024)
 • Metro
531,000[1]

Port Sudan (Arabic: بور سودان, romanized: Būr Sūdān, Beja: Bar'uut) is a 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.[2] The population of Port Sudan was estimated in the 2008 Census of Sudan to be 394,561 people.[3]

Port Sudan has historically been a center for commercial activity, particularly in the shipping industry.[4] During the 2023 Sudan war, the military government has largely relocated to Port Sudan as a result of intense fighting in the capital city Khartoum, leading to it being described as a de facto capital of the country. Port Sudan also has emerged as a refuge for internally displaced persons in Sudan.

  1. ^ "Bur Sudan, Sudan Metro Area". Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. ^ Eltahir, Nafisa; Abdelaziz, Khalid; Saul, Jonathan (2021-12-23). "Sudan's Red Sea port struggles to recover from blockade and turmoil". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  3. ^ "City Population in Sudan". Retrieved 6 September 2023.
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