Port Sudan

Port Sudan ( ) is the caipital o Reid Sea State, Sudan; it haes 489,725 residents (2007). Locatit on the Reid Sea, it is the kintra's main port ceety.

History
Port Sudan wis foondit bi the Breetish in 1909 as the terminus o a rail  linkin the Reid Sea tae the River Nile. It servit as a new modren port tae replace Suakin. The railwey wis uised tae transport the naition's cotton an sesame seed, as well as sorghum, frae the agriculturally rich auries o the Nile Valley tae mercats.

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Category:Populatit coastal places in Sudan
Category:Populatit places in Sudan

Category:Port ceeties in Sudan
Category:Unnerwater divin steids
Category:Port ceeties an touns o the Reid Sea
Category:Populatit places established in 1905
Category:State caipitals in Sudan
Category:Reid Sea (state)