Khartoum (Sudan) is the capital of the North African state bordering Libya, Egypt, Chad, Ethiopia, and others.
The history of the city begins in 1823.At that time, Khartoum was the garrison of Egyptian soldiers and the residence of the military governor. With the arrival of Europeans on African lands, the city began to develop rapidly. In 1834, Khartoum became the capital of the Sudan. Thanks to the largest slave market, in 1825 - 1880 the city reached the peak of its prosperity. At that time, many explorers of the continent used it as the starting point of travel around Africa.
Today, the capital of the Sudan is the largest transport,financial, industrial and cultural center. The Nile River plays a huge role in the development of the city. It exports most of the goods produced in the country, and imports a large proportion of imports. In addition to river routes, several railway and automobile lines cross here. Although industry in the city is poorly developed, the enterprises of the agrarian sector and the oil refining industry prevail over the metalworking industry. Local residents of the surrounding areas are engaged in agriculture. Export of cotton is a significant percentage in the economy of Sudan.
Thanks to a single agglomeration, the numberof the population of Khartoum is about 4 million people. Mostly these are Europeans, Sudanese, Nubians and ethnic groups. At present, this is an unusual three-city city that has united three suburbs: Khartoum (the residence of the Government), Omdurman (seat of Parliament) and North Khartoum (industrial capital). Sudan is famous for the main enterprises located in this part of the city: railway workshops, light and food industry organizations, shipyard shipyard, pharmaceutical plants. The international airport is also located in the suburbs of Khartoum.
The capital of Sudan is mainly built uplow residential buildings. Three-story houses stand along the wide streets. Along the embankment of Khartoum is the oldest and most greened part of the city, followed by new buildings of modern type, and on the outskirts of the city are located poor working quarters.
The central part of the old Khartoum iscultural center. There are a library, a large conference hall, an exhibition pavilion, the National Theater. A bit aside, behind the bridge, is the campus. In it are concentrated some research institutions and several institutes: technological, textile, engineering-mechanical, financial, and polytechnical.
The capital of Sudan is rich in various museums andexpositions. Visitors visiting the National Museum of Ethnography will be very interested. In it are presented on the review of inquisitive tourists objects of life of local peasants, national weapons and clothing.
