El Mek Nimr Bridge

Opened in 2007, the El Mek Nimr Bridge links the downtown area of Khartoum, Sudan, with the adjacent city of Khartoum North across the Blue Nile river.^[1] It is named after Mek Nimr, a leader of the Ja'alin tribe in northern Sudan, who was famously defeated against the Egyptians.

El Mek Nimr Bridge
El Mek Nimr Bridge in Khartoum
Coordinates	15°36′50″N 32°31′51″E
Crosses	Blue Nile
Locale	Khartoum
Characteristics
Total length	642.5 m
History
Construction start	2005
Construction end	2007