Capital City | Khartoum |
Capital location | 15 36 N, 32 32 E |
Capital - history | Founded 1823 as an Egyptian army camp. Name comes from the Arabic Ras-al-hartum ("end of the elephants trunk"), referring to the citys position on a trunk shaped piece of land at the confluence of the Blue Nile and the White Nile. |
Capital - time difference | UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |