1. Khartoum – ~5,300,000
National capital; political, economic, and cultural hub at the confluence of the Blue and White Nile.
2. Omdurman – ~2,900,000
Largest city by population; historic center of Sudanese culture.
3. Khartoum North (Bahri) – ~2,600,000
Major industrial and commercial hub across the Nile from Khartoum.
4. Nyala – ~565,000
Capital of South Darfur; regional trade center.
5. Port Sudan – ~489,000
Main seaport on the Red Sea; commercial and shipping hub.
6. Kassala – ~419,000
Eastern city near the Eritrean border; agricultural and trading center.
7. El-Obeid – ~345,000
Capital of North Kordofan; known for gum arabic trade.
8. Wad Madani – ~345,000
Capital of Al Jazirah state; agricultural hub on the Blue Nile.
9. Al-Fashir – ~263,000
Capital of North Darfur; regional trade center.
10. Geneina – ~252,000
Capital of West Darfur; agricultural and cross-border trade hub.
11. Kosti – ~173,000
River port on the White Nile; important commercial center.
12. Sennar – ~160,000
Agricultural city on the Blue Nile; historically significant as a former capital.
13. Atbara – ~139,000
Railway city and industrial center in northeastern Sudan.
14. Ad-Damazin – ~136,000
Capital of Blue Nile state; gateway to the Roseires Dam.
15. Dongola – ~93,000
Capital of Northern state; agricultural hub on the Nile.
16. Ed Daein – ~87,000
Capital of East Darfur; trade and agricultural market.
17. Merowe – ~64,000
Town near archaeological sites of ancient Nubia and the Merowe Dam.
18. Shendi – ~55,000
Market town near the ancient pyramids of Meroë.
19. Tokar – ~54,000
Agricultural center in the Tokar Delta.
20. Karima – ~52,000
Town near Jebel Barkal, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
21. Wadi Halfa – ~45,000
Border town with Egypt on Lake Nubia.
22. Abu Hamad – ~42,000
Town on the Nile known for gold mining in the surrounding desert.
23. Suakin – ~40,000
Historic Red Sea port city with Ottoman-era ruins.
24. Gebeit – ~35,000
Mining town in Red Sea state.
25. Halfa Al Jadida – ~32,000
Agricultural settlement in eastern Sudan.
The above is subject to change.
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