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| a city in central Sudan, on the White Nile opposite Khartoum: British victory 1898. 305,308. |
| Om·dur·man (ŏm'dŏŏr-män') The largest city of Sudan, in the northeast-central part on the White Nile opposite Khartoum. Anglo-Egyptian troops defeated Mahdi forces near here on September 2, 1898. It is the largest city in the country. Population: 2,810,000. |