khaartoom (اaaلaaخaaرaaطaaوaaمal-khaartoom) Africa ke soodaan ki rajdhani hai. yeh uttar se Victoria jheel se aati shvet neel evam pashchim mein ithiyopiya se aati blue neel ke sangam par sthit hai. donon nadiyon ke sangam ko al-morgan kehte hain. mukhya nadi neel apni yaatra yahaan se uttaraavarti hokar misr aur antat: bhoomadhya saagar ko karti hai.
neel nadi dvaara teen bhaagon mein vibhaajit hone se khaartoom shahar ek trikoneeya mahanagar banta hai, jiski anumaanit janasankhya das lakh se adhik hai. ye teen bhaag uttari khaartoom (al khaartoom bhaahari) evam omadarman (umm darmaan) se pashchim mein setuon dvaara jude hain.