city of Atbara, Sudan
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The city of Atbara in Sudan is an important railway and industrial hub in northeastern Sudan, historically known as the center of the country’s railway network.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| city of Atbara, Sudan canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| climate | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| connectsRailwayLines |
Khartoum–Port Sudan line
ⓘ
Nile Valley lines ⓘ Khartoum–Port Sudan line ⓘ
surface form:
Wadi Halfa line
|
| country | Sudan ⓘ |
| countryCapitalOf | Sudanese railway trade unions (historical center) ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
approximately 300 km northeast of Khartoum
ⓘ
approximately 350 km west of Port Sudan ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
construction
ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ railway services ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 340 m above sea level ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | Atbara University (Nile Valley University campus/branches) ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
cement industry
ⓘ
food processing ⓘ metal works ⓘ railway workshops ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
bridges over Atbara River
ⓘ
railway depot ⓘ railway station ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement | Ad-Damir ⓘ |
| hasRoadConnection |
highway to Khartoum
ⓘ
highway to Port Sudan ⓘ |
| historicalRole | center of Sudan’s railway network ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
center of Sudanese labor movement
ⓘ
strong railway workers’ unions ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northeastern Sudan ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
River Nile State
ⓘ
surface form:
River Nile state
|
| locatedInRegion |
Nubian Desert
ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Sahara
|
| locatedNearRiver |
Nile
ⓘ
surface form:
Nile River
|
| locatedOnRiver | Atbara River ⓘ |
| locatedOnTransportCorridor |
Khartoum–Port Sudan line
ⓘ
surface form:
Khartoum–Port Sudan corridor
|
| majorReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sudan
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of the Sudan
|
| populationCharacteristic | rapid urban growth in 20th century ⓘ |
| regionType | urban center ⓘ |
| riverConfluenceRelation | near confluence of Atbara River and Nile River ⓘ |
| role |
industrial hub
ⓘ
railway hub ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Africa Time ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure | railway junction ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +2 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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