12) Khartoum. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Khartoum, (kartoom´) (KEY) , city (1993 pop. 947,483), capital of Sudan, a port at the confluence of the Blue Nile and White Nile rivers. Khartoum is Sudan's second...

13) Darfur. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Darfur, (dar´foor) (KEY) , region and former sultanate, W Sudan. The region is mountainous, dominated by the central massif of Jebel Marra, which rises to 10,130...

14) Sennar. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Sennar, (senar´) (KEY) or Sannar (sanar´-) (KEY) , town, E Sudan, on the Blue Nile. It was the capital of the Muslim kingdom of Sennar, traditionally known as the...

15) Bahr-el-Azrak. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Bahr-el-Azrak, river, Sudan: see Blue Nile....

16) Bahr-el-Abiad. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Bahr-el-Abiad, river, Sudan: see White Nile....

17) Obeid, El. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Obeid, El, see Al Ubayyid, Sudan....

18) Meroe. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Meroë, (mer´oe) (KEY) , ancient city in N Sudan, on the east bank of the Nile, N of Khartoum. In the mid-6th cent. B.C., Meroe replaced Napata as the central city...

19) Atbarah. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Atbarah, (atba´r) (KEY) , town (1993 pop. 87,878), NE Sudan, at the junction of the Atbara and Nile rivers. An important rail junction, it is also the headquarters...

20) Kordufan. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Kordufan, or Kordofan (kordofan´) (KEY) , region (1983 pop. 3,093,294), central Sudan. Al Ubayyid is the capital. Kordufan is divided into North, West, and South...