Highest Major Cities in Sudan
Cities in Sudan with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).
1Kutum34,694 people · Northern Darfur
1,159 m
2Kabkābīyah42,376 people · Northern Darfur
1,089 m
3Kas55,255 people · Southern Darfur
944 m
4Mellit50,165 people · Northern Darfur
909 m
5Zalinjay35,061 people · Central Darfur
891 m
6Sinkat35,617 people · Red Sea
871 m
7Jubayt30,856 people · Red Sea
798 m
8Al-Junaynah162,981 people · Western Darfur
797 m
9El Geneina Fort134,264 people · Western Darfur
792 m
10'Ārdamatā55,637 people · Western Darfur
775 m
11El Fasher252,609 people · Northern Darfur
748 m
12Dilling59,089 people · Southern Kordofan
687 m
13Nyala565,734 people · Southern Darfur
661 m
14Doka19,821 people · Al Qaḑārif
643 m
15Al Qadarif363,945 people · Al Qaḑārif
608 m
16Rahad al Bardi24,768 people · Southern Darfur
592 m
17Abu Jibeha47,188 people · Southern Kordofan
573 m
18El Obeid393,311 people · North Kordofan
573 m
19An Nuhūd108,008 people · West Kordofan
571 m
20Sh'īarīah48,966 people · Eastern Darfur
570 m
21Abū Zabad23,317 people · West Kordofan
559 m
22Tullus41,807 people · Southern Darfur
532 m
23Al Fūlah26,020 people · Southern Kordofan
519 m
24Kassala401,477 people · Kassala
507 m
25Ar Rahad36,518 people · North Kordofan
506 m
26Kadugli87,666 people · Southern Kordofan
506 m
27Al-Fashaqah21,106 people · Al Qaḑārif
497 m
28Ghubaysh22,733 people · West Kordofan
497 m
29Ad-Damazin186,051 people · Blue Nile
485 m
30Gereida120,000 people · Southern Darfur
483 m
31Bārah16,969 people · North Kordofan
478 m
32El Daein264,734 people · Eastern Darfur
478 m
33Burām65,473 people · Southern Darfur
476 m
34Er Roseires58,712 people · Blue Nile
472 m
35Khashm al Qirbah42,900 people · Al Qaḑārif
458 m
36Umm Ruwaba56,833 people · North Kordofan
457 m
37Babanūsah32,759 people · West Kordofan
456 m
38New Halfa63,589 people · Kassala
452 m
39Al Ḩawātah30,184 people · Al Qaḑārif
445 m
40Al-Fāw30,629 people · Al Qaḑārif
442 m
41Singa250,000 people · Sennar
441 m
42Ad Dindar15,144 people · Sennar
437 m
43Kināna26,233 people · Sennar
437 m
44Al Mijlad40,418 people · West Kordofan
434 m
45Umm Shawkah20,302 people · Sennar
431 m
46As Sūkī33,524 people · Sennar
428 m
47Sennar130,122 people · Sennar
427 m
48Maiurno28,727 people · Sennar
423 m
49Tandaltī31,329 people · White Nile
422 m
50Al Manāqil128,297 people · Al Jazirah
413 m
Highlights
Within Sudan, Kutum ranks first in 2026 with 1,159 m, followed by Kabkābīyah (1,089 m) and Kas (944 m).
Across 50 entries, values run from 1,159 m (Kutum) to 413 m (Al Manāqil), with a median of 506 m.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.
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