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Old photos of Khartoum

28 photographs of Khartoum, from 1901 to 2022 — each pinned to the exact place it was taken.

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What the photos show

The 28 photographs of Khartoum on PlaceWas span 6 decades, from 1901 to 2022. 6 of them were taken before 1980; the other 22 are recent views of the same streets and landmarks.2 spots were photographed more than once, so you can compare the same street, square or building across the years.28 of the photos carry a written caption explaining what is in the frame. Every picture is pinned to the place it was taken, so the map below shows where the photographers stood.

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Places in Khartoum through time

Spots photographed more than once — compare the same place across the years.

EU: Street in Khartoum (1901), Khartoum — photos through time
EU: Street in Khartoum (1901) 6 photos · 1901–1911
River Nile, Khartoum — photos through time
River Nile 3 photos · 2009–2017

Stories from Khartoum

What contributors wrote about these photographs.

Khartoum panorama-1 - by ScubaBeer, Khartoum, 2005
Khartoum panorama-1 - by ScubaBeer 2005 Khartoum, Sudan's capital, sits at the confluence of the Blue Nile and White Nile in this 2005 panorama, a strategic location that has anchored the city's role as a trade and administrative center.
Confluence of Nile (Khartoum) 001, Khartoum, 2009
Confluence of Nile (Khartoum) 001 2009 This 2009 photograph shows the confluence of the Blue Nile and White Nile at Khartoum, Sudan, known locally as Al-Mogran, where the two rivers join to form the main Nile. The meeting point of the two rivers has long…
St. Matthew's Catholic Cathedral (Khartoum) 001, Khartoum, 2009
St. Matthew's Catholic Cathedral (Khartoum) 001 2009 St. Matthew's Catholic Cathedral, seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Khartoum, is pictured in the Sudanese capital in 2009. The cathedral has served as a center of the Catholic community in Sudan since the…
Republican Palace Museum, Khartoum, 2013
Republican Palace Museum 2013 The Republican Palace Museum in Khartoum occupies the historic palace complex on the Nile where General Charles Gordon was killed in January 1885 as Mahdist forces captured the city. The palace later served as the…
SUDAN NATIONAL MUSEUM, Khartoum, 2013
SUDAN NATIONAL MUSEUM 2013 The Sudan National Museum in Khartoum houses one of the world's foremost collections of ancient Nubian antiquities, including temples relocated from sites flooded after the construction of the Aswan High Dam.…
Blue nile fisherman, Khartoum, 2013
Blue nile fisherman 2013 A fisherman on the Blue Nile at Khartoum, photographed in 2013. The river, together with the White Nile with which it merges in the city, has supported fishing communities in the Sudanese capital for generations.
Main Post Office, Khartoum, 2013
Main Post Office 2013 Khartoum's main post office, photographed in 2013. Many of the city's civic buildings date from the era of Anglo-Egyptian rule that followed the reconquest of Sudan at the end of the 19th century.
street in Old Center Khartoum, Khartoum, 2019
street in Old Center Khartoum 2019 A street in the old center of Khartoum, Sudan, photographed on 18 August 2019. Khartoum grew from a garrison town at the confluence of the Blue and White Nile into Sudan's capital during the 19th century.
1900s · 5 photos
EU: Street in Khartoum (1901), Khartoum, 1901
EU: Street in Khartoum (1901) 1901
EU: The Holy Man's Tomb in Khartoum (1901), Khartoum, 1901
EU: The Holy Man's Tomb in Khartoum (1901) 1901
EU: Postal steamer on the Nile in Khartoum (1901), Khartoum, 1901
EU: Postal steamer on the Nile in Khartoum (1901) 1901
EU: Sailboats and steamboats on the Nile in Khartoum (1901), Khartoum, 1901
EU: Sailboats and steamboats on the Nile in Khartoum (1901) 1901
EU: Village of clay houses near Khartoum - on the street standing persons, sun lounger, vessels and baskets (1901), Khartoum, 1901
EU: Village of clay houses near Khartoum - on the street standing persons, sun lounger, vessels and baskets (1901) 1901
1910s · 1 photo
EU: The Khartoum Sanitary Service: Sudanese men repairing buckets, Khartoum, Sudan. Photograph, ca. (1911), Khartoum, 1911
EU: The Khartoum Sanitary Service: Sudanese men repairing buckets, Khartoum, Sudan. Photograph, ca. (1911) 1911
1980s · 1 photo
Khartoum, Khartoum, 1986
Khartoum 1986
2000s · 3 photos
Khartoum panorama-1 - by ScubaBeer, Khartoum, 2005
Khartoum panorama-1 - by ScubaBeer 2005
St. Matthew's Catholic Cathedral (Khartoum) 001, Khartoum, 2009
St. Matthew's Catholic Cathedral (Khartoum) 001 2009
Confluence of Nile (Khartoum) 001, Khartoum, 2009
Confluence of Nile (Khartoum) 001 2009
2010s · 16 photos · showing 12, all 16 on the map ↗
Republican Palace Museum, Khartoum, 2013
Republican Palace Museum 2013
SUDAN NATIONAL MUSEUM, Khartoum, 2013
SUDAN NATIONAL MUSEUM 2013
Main Post Office, Khartoum, 2013
Main Post Office 2013
Blue nile, Khartoum, 2013
Blue nile 2013
Blue nile fisherman, Khartoum, 2013
Blue nile fisherman 2013
Khartoum City View, Khartoum, 2013
Khartoum City View 2013
Khartoum Street, Khartoum, 2013
Khartoum Street 2013
Grand Hotel Sudan, Khartoum, 2014
Grand Hotel Sudan 2014
Sudan fishermen at the sunset by the nile banks, Khartoum, 2016
Sudan fishermen at the sunset by the nile banks 2016
Gabra North, Khartoum, Sudan, Khartoum, 2016
Gabra North, Khartoum, Sudan 2016
Khartoum, Sudan, Khartoum, 2016
Khartoum, Sudan 2016
Khartoum, Sudan, Khartoum, 2016
Khartoum, Sudan 2016
2020s · 2 photos
Khartoum Land Port, Khartoum, 2020
Khartoum Land Port 2020
Khartoum University Street, Khartoum, 2022
Khartoum University Street 2022