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Khartoum ( / k ɑːr ˈ t uː m / kar- TOOM ) is the capital and second largest city of Sudan and Khartoum state . It is located at the confluence of the White Nile , flowing north from Lake Victoria , and the Blue Nile , flowing west from Ethiopia . The location where the two Niles meet is known as " al-Mogran " المقرن , meaning the confluence . The main Nile continues to flow north towards Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea .
Divided by the Niles, Khartoum is a tripartite metropolis with an estimated overall population of over five million people, consisting of Khartoum proper, and linked by bridges to Khartoum North ( الخرطوم بحري al-Kharṭūm Baḥrī ) and Omdurman ( أم درمان Umm Durmān ) to the west.
The origin of the word Khartoum is uncertain. One theory argues that khartoum is derived from Arabic kharṭūm خرطوم meaning 'trunk' or 'hose', probably referring to the narrow strip of land extending between the Blue and White Niles. Captain J. A. Grant, who reached Khartoum in 1863 with Captain Speke 's expedition, thought that the name was most probably from the Arabic قرطم qurtum , safflower ( Carthamus tinctorius ), which was cultivated extensively in Egypt for its oil to be used as fuel. Some scholars s