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Kassala
Kassala, Sudan · Africa
About Kassala
Kassala sits on the route: 55 minutes from Teseney.
Kassala is in Sudan, with about 400,000 people. The nearest town is Teseney, about 47 km away.
Kassala (Arabic: كسلا, Tigrinya: ከሰላ) is the capital of the state of Kassala in eastern Sudan. In 2003 its population was recorded to be 530,950. Built on the banks of the Gash River, it is a market city and is famous for its fruit gardens. Many of its inhabitants are from the Hadendawa sub-tribe of the Beja ethnicRead more
group.
The city was formerly a railroad hub, however, as of 2006 there was no operational railway station in Kassala and much of the track leading to and from the city has been salvaged or fallen into disrepair. Kassala's location along the main Khartoum-Port Sudan highway makes it an important trade center.
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Kassala is in Kassala, Sudan, about 47 km from Teseney.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 401,477
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Sudan
- Region
- Kassala
- Timezone
- Africa/Khartoum
- Coordinates
- 15.4510, 36.4000
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