Port Sudan
Port Sudan | |
|---|---|
 Port Sudan Harbor | |
  Port Sudan Location in Sudan | |
| Coordinates: 19°37′N 37°13′E / 19.617°N 37.217°ECoordinates: 19°37′N 37°13′E / 19.617°N 37.217°E | |
| Kintra |  Sudan |
| State | Reid Sea State |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 489 275 (est) |
Port Sudan (Arabic: بورتسودان Būr Sūdān) is the caipital o Reid Sea State, Sudan; it haes 489,725 residents (2007). Locatit on the Reid Sea, it is the kintra's main port ceety.
History
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Port Sudan wis foondit bi the Breetish in 1909 as the terminus o a rail linkin the Reid Sea tae the River Nile. It servit as a new modren port tae replace Suakin. The railwey wis uised tae transport the naition's cotton an sesame seed, as well as sorghum, frae the agriculturally rich auries o the Nile Valley tae mercats.