Port Sudan
Port Sudan
بور سودان Bar'uut | |
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Top: Port Sudan Skyline; Middle: Red Sea University, Port Sudan Harbour; Bottom: Port Sudan Post Office, Port Sudan Old Market | |
Port Sudan Location in Sudan | |
| Coordinates: 19°36′07″N 37°12′27″E / 19.60194°N 37.20750°E | |
| Country | Sudan |
| State | Red Sea |
| Elevation | 6 ft (1.8 m) |
| Population (2025) | |
| • Metro | 547,260 |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (CAT) |
Port Sudan (Arabic: بور سودان, romanized: Būr Sūdān, Beja: Bar'uut) is a major port city on the Red Sea in eastern Sudan, and the capital of Red Sea State. Port Sudan is Sudan's main seaport and the source of 90% of the country's international trade. The population of Port Sudan was estimated in the 2008 Census of Sudan to be 394,561 people.
Port Sudan has historically been a centre for commercial activity, particularly in the shipping industry.
From April 2023 to January 2026, the Sudanese government largely operated from Port Sudan as a result of intense fighting in the capital city Khartoum in the ongoing civil war, leading to it being described as a de facto capital of the country. Port Sudan also emerged as a refuge for internally displaced persons in Sudan.