Khartoum North (al-Kharṭūm Baḥrī ) is a city close to, but distinct from, Khartoum in central Sudan. The city is close to the confluence of the White and Blue Niles on the eastern bank of the Blue Nile. The city, which had in 1993 a rapidly growing population of 900,000, is connected by bridges to Khartoum and Omdurman. It is known also as "Bahrī" (Egyptian Arabic: بحرى báḥari , ), referring to the Northern coast in Egyptian Arabic. (South is Qibli (Egyptian Arabic: قبلى, ).)
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