El Mek Nimr Bridge

El Mek Nimr Bridge
El Mek Nimr Bridge in Khartoum
Coordinates15°36′50″N 32°31′51″E / 15.613758°N 32.530903°E / 15.613758; 32.530903
CrossesBlue Nile
LocaleKhartoum
Characteristics
Total length642.5 m
History
Construction start2005
Construction end2007

Opened in 2007, the El Mek Nimr Bridge links the downtown area of Khartoum, Sudan, with the adjacent city of Khartoum North across the Blue Nile river.[1] It is named after Mek Nimr, a leader of the Ja'alin tribe in northern Sudan, who was famously defeated against the Egyptians.

  1. ^ "Sudan blocks bridges to Khartoum ahead of protests". Middle East Monitor. 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2023-05-01.