Atbarah (sometimes Atbara) (
Arabic: عطبرة) is a town of 87,878 (
1993) located in the
state of
River Nile in northeastern
Sudan. It is located at the junction of the
Nile and
Atbarah rivers. It is an important railway junction and railroad manufacturing centre, and most employment in Atbarah is related to the rail lines.
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