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Atbara is a city of 115,000 inhabitants in Northern Sudan. Due to its links to the railway industry, Atbara is also known as the Railway City.
By road
Cairo–Cape Town Highway passes through Atbara. You can get to Atbara from Cairo and Khartoum.
By plane
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