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Omdurman

Sudan

Watercolour of Omdurman, Sudan. Centered around Tomb of the Mahdi with its silver dome, the Nile confluence, and historic adobe courtyards of the Khalifa House. Featuring Tomb of the Mahdi and Khalifa House Museum.
AI-generated artistic rendering. Painted from written research on the city's setting, architecture and materials — not from a photograph.
What guided this image
Landmarks
Tomb of the Mahdi; Khalifa House Museum; Nile River; Great Mosque of Omdurman; traditional Sudanese vernacular architecture; hardy Saharan and Nile riverine flora; Mahdist Islamic
Viewpoint
Favor the classic viewpoint looking across the landscape toward the signature landmarks of Omdurman, showing regional foliage and foreground textures, the iconic architectural monuments in the middle-ground, and the distant horizon fading in the background.
Palette
Green should be the predominant color, especially in date palms swaying along the Nile, neem trees in courtyard gardens, and hardy acacia scrub.
Population1,849,659Wikidata: 2,395,159
Coordinates15.64°N, 32.48°E
Elevation178 m
Area615 km²
Time zoneAfrica/KhartoumUTC+2
Solar noon11:50clock runs 0.2 h behind the sun

Through the Earth

Dig straight through the Earth from Omdurman and you surface nearest to Avatoru, French Polynesia — 80 km from the exact antipodal point.

Nearest cities in the atlas

Khartoum NorthSD5 km
KhartoumSD11 km
AsmaraER692 km
JeddahSA961 km
Addis AbabaET1,003 km
MakkahSA1,007 km
JubaSS1,204 km
MadinahSA1,232 km

Twinned cities

Wikidata records no twinned cities for Omdurman inside this atlas.

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