Khartoum(/kɑrˈtuːm/ kar-TOOM)[1][2][note 1] is the capital and second largest city of the Republic of Sudan and of Khartoum State. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile flowing north from Lake Victoria and the Blue Nile flowing west from Ethiopia. The location where the two Niles meet is known as the"al-Mogran", meaning the Confluence. The main Nile continues to flow north towards Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea Divided by the Niles, Khartoum is a tripartite metropolis with an estimated overall population of over five million people consisting of Khartoum proper,[clarification needed] and linked by bridges to Khartoum North called (al-Kharṭūm Baḥrī ) and Omdurman (Umm Durmān ) to the west.
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