Atbara at a glance
- With about 110,000 inhabitants, Atbara is one of the 50 largest places in Sudan.
- No town in River Nile is bigger.
- It's about 285 km to Khartoum, the country's largest city.
- Towns nearby: Ad-Damir (12 km), Berber (36 km) and El Bauga (63 km).