Definition
The capital city of Sudan, located at the confluence of the White Nile and Blue Nile rivers in northeastern Africa.
Etymology
From Arabic 'al-Kharṭūm' meaning 'the elephant trunk' or 'the trunk,' referring to the geographical shape of land between the two Nile rivers. The city was founded as a military outpost in 1821 and became Sudan's major urban center.
Kelly Says
Khartoum is built on land shaped exactly like an elephant's trunk where two major rivers meet, and the city was historically the site of dramatic colonial conflicts—General Gordon's siege there in 1885 became one of the most famous stories of British imperial adventure.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Khartoom
khar-tu-um
ARالعربية
الخرطوم
al-xar-tu-m
BNবাংলা
খার্টুম
khaar-tu-m
CACatalà
Khartum
kar-tu-m
CSČeština
Chartúm
char-tu-m
DADansk
Khartoum
kar-tu-m
DEDeutsch
Khartum
kar-tu-m
ELΕλληνικά
Χαρτούμ
har-tu-m
ESEspañol
Jartum
xa-r-tu-m
FISuomi
Khartoum
kar-tu-m
FRFrançais
Khartoum
ka-r-tu-m
HIहिन्दी
खार्टूम
khaar-tu-m
HUMagyar
Khartum
kar-tu-m
IDBahasa Indonesia
Khartum
khar-tu-m
ITItaliano
Khartoum
kar-tu-m
KO한국어
khartoum
kha-r-tu-m
MSBahasa Melayu
Khartum
khar-tu-m
MYမြန်မာ
khartoum
khar-tu-m
NLNederlands
Khartoum
kar-tu-m
NONorsk
Khartoum
kar-tu-m
PLPolski
Chartum
char-tum
PTPortuguês
Cartum
kar-tu-m
SVSvenska
Khartoum
kar-tu-m
SWKiswahili
Khartoum
khar-tu-m
TAதமிழ்
கார்த்தூம்
ka-ar-tu-um
TEతెలుగు
ఖార్తూం
khaar-tu-um
UKУкраїнська
hartum
xar-tum
VITiếng Việt
Khartum
kha-r-tu-m