page_title: Atbara
hierarchical_section_title: Atbara
caption_attribution_description: English: Atbara, Sudan, railway factory workshop
context_page_description: Atbara is a city of 111,399 located in River Nile State in northeastern Sudan.
  Because of its links to the railway industry, Atbara is also known as the "Railway City'.
context_section_description: Atbara (sometimes Atbarah) (Arabic: عطبرة‎ ʿAṭbarah) is a city of 111,399 (2007) located in River Nile State in northeastern Sudan.
  Because of its links to the railway industry, Atbara is also known as the "Railway City'.
caption: Atbara Railway Station
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