Port Sudan

American

noun

a seaport in the NE Sudan, on the Red Sea.

Port Sudan British

noun

the chief port of the Sudan, in the NE on the Red Sea. Pop: 499 000 (2005 est)

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"Merchants and residents moved to Port Sudan," the mayor said, lamenting the decline of what he calls "Sudan's great treasure".

From Barron's

The strike comes a day after the army-aligned government said it had returned to Khartoum following three years operating from its eastern wartime capital of Port Sudan.

From Barron's

Sudan's military-led government has returned to the country's capital after nearly three years of operating from its wartime base in the eastern city of Port Sudan.

From BBC

Sudan's Prime Minister Kamil Idris announced on Sunday the government's return to Khartoum, after nearly three years of operating from its wartime capital of Port Sudan.

From Barron's

The Kremlin, which didn’t respond to several requests for comment for this article, has been angling for permanent access to Port Sudan for five years.

From The Wall Street Journal

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