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Detailed explanation-1: -Khartoum, Arabic Al-Khurṭūm , (“Elephant’s Trunk”), city, executive capital of Sudan, just south of the confluence of the Blue and White Nile rivers. It has bridge connections with its sister towns, Khartoum North and Omdurman, with which it forms Sudan’s largest conurbation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Khartoum (Arabic: Al-Khartum) is the capital of Sudan and is located where the Blue and White Niles merge to form the Nile. The huge, spread-out city is actually made out of three distinct cities (Khartoum, Khartoum North or Bahri, and Omdurman) which are divided by the Nile and its two arms.

Detailed explanation-3: -Khartoum was founded in 1821 as part of Egypt, north of the ancient city of Soba.

Detailed explanation-4: -Khartoum North, Arabic Al-khurṭūm Baḥrī, city, east-central Sudan. It lies on the north bank of the Blue Nile and on the east bank of the Nile proper, with bridge connections to its sister cities of Khartoum and Omdurman.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sudan lies at the crossroads of Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, bordering the Red Sea. It shares its border with seven countries, Libya and Egypt, Chad, the Central African Republic, South Sudan, Ethiopia, and Eritrea.