A nice city. The people went out of their way to help you. I felt very safe here. There is a lot to see here. The markets, several museums (history and science museums are wonderful). The atmosphere is unique and exciting. Word of advice: Fly in and out of the city. The surrounding area is a bit dangerous. I drove overland from Egypt and went through numerous checkpoints. We saw burned out cars, groups with guns wandering the countryside, etc. We were very thankful to reach Khartoum. This was a few years ago, but I have talked to people who have been there recently and they tell me it is still the same. It is pretty much everyone for themselves in the countryside.

Khartoum (al-Kharṭūm "Elephant Trunk"—see etymology) is the capital of Sudan and of Khartoum State. It is located at the point where the White Nile, flowing north from Uganda, meets the Blue Nile, flowing west from Ethiopia. The merger of the two Niles is known as "the Mogran". The merged Nile flows north towards Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea. The city proper has a population of well over a million inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the country, but forms with its neighbours, linked by bridges, Khartoum North (al-Khartūm Bahrī) and Omdurman (Umm Durmān) a metropolis with a population totaling over eight million.