Port Sudan

A city of northeast Sudan on the Red Sea northeast of Khartoum. It was established after 1905 as a railroad terminus.

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n (Placename) the chief port of Sudan, in the NE on the Red Sea. Pop: 499 000 (2005 est)

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n. a seaport in the NE Sudan, on the Red Sea. 305,385.

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Port Sudan - port city in Sudan on the Red SeaRepublic of the Sudan, Soudan, Sudan - a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956

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(so͞odăn`), city (1993 pop. 308,195), NE Sudan, on the Red Sea. The country's major seaport, it handles the bulk of Sudan's foreign trade. The city is also a rail terminus that serves a rich, cotton-growing area of the Nile Valley. Port Sudan has an oil refinery and a pipeline to carry oil to Khartoum, completed in 1977. The city also has an international airport. Construction of a railroad linking the Nile and the Red Sea coast in 1905 led to the founding of Port Sudan as a harbor for the region.

Port Sudan

a city in the Sudan. Population 100,700 (1969). Port Sudan is the country’s chief port on the Red Sea, handling approximately 3 million tons of cargo in 1971. It has a railroad station. Industrial enterprises include an oil refinery, a cotton-cloth factory, and a shipyard. Port Sudan exports cotton, gum arabic, cottonseed, peanuts, and livestock products. Sea salt is extracted nearby. The city was founded in 1908.

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the chief port of the Sudan, in the NE on the Red Sea. Pop.: 499 000 (2005 est.)

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noun port city in Sudan on the Red Sea

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