Rabak

Rabak ( ) is a city in south-eastern Sudan and the capital of the Sudanese state of White Nile. Numerous factories are based in the industrial-oriented city, such as the Kenana Sugar Company.

Rabak ( ) is a city in south-eastern Sudan and the capital of the Sudanese state of White Nile. Numerous factories are based in the industrial-oriented city, such as the Kenana Sugar Company. ==Geography== The city is located on the eastern bank of the White Nile, facing Kosti on the western bank. It lies some 362 meters above sea level. Rabak is approximately south of Khartoum and west of the Ethiopian border. It is linked to the north of Sudan via the Khartoum–Rabak road; and it is linked by road eastward to Sennar and westward to Al-Ubayyid. ===Climate=== Rabak has a hot arid climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), despite receiving over of rainfall annually, owing to the extremely high potential evapotranspiration. ==History== ===Prehistory=== The Rabak locality contains a Neolithic settlement on a riverbank terrace approximately east of the present White Nile river. The site has cultural deposits in depth, including fish bones and other food waste. The radiocarbon dates sur veyed hints to possible human settlement of the area around c. 6000 and 4500 BP, with the earliest levels contemporary with Khartoum Neolithic sites. ===20th century=== In 1910, the construction of a one-way bridge near the city, likely on the Nile, began. It was mainly a railway line, with only one lane for vehicles. By the 1980s, a newer bridge was started, being built to connect the town to the rest of the country, with the bridge carrying more vehicles and pedestrians. In a survey conducted in the city from 2007 to 2010, 3.5% of the respondents said that the implementation of the new bridge likely contributed in its rapid urban growth. Rabak was made the capital of the White Nile State in 1994. ===21st century=== In June 2026, during the Sudanese civil war, RSF launched a drone strike on Rabak, killing 2 civilians, injuring 7, and damaging a fuel station. ===Former airport=== Rabak Airport was an airport formerly serving the cities of Kosti and Rabak in the White Nile State of Sudan. The dirt runways have been overbuilt with housing.

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