Editing Atbara (section)

{{For|the river|Atbara River}}
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[[File:Beja tent Atbara.jpg|thumbnail|Traditional [[Beja people|Beja]] tents alongside modern buildings]]
[[File:Railways in Sudan.svg|thumbnail|Map of railway lines in Sudan, showing location of Atbara]]
[[File:Atbara railway.jpg|thumb|Atbara Railway Station]]
[[File:Atbara railway2.jpg|thumbnail|Atbara railway factory workshop]]

'''Atbara''' (sometimes '''Atbarah''') ({{langx|ar|عطبرة}} ʿAṭbarah) is a city located in [[River Nile State]] in northeastern [[Sudan]].<ref name=EBatbara> [http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-40468/Atbarah EB-Atbara "'Atbarah, or Atbara (The Sudan)" (description), ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', 2007, webpage]</ref>

Because of its links to the railway industry, Atbara is also known as the 'Railway City'.

Atbara's population was recorded as 134,586 during the 2008 census.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=5th Population Census |url=http://cbs.gov.sd/Tiedadat/Tiedadat3e.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091113151654/http://cbs.gov.sd/Tiedadat/Tiedadat3e.htm |archive-date=13 November 2009 |access-date=29 December 2023 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics}}</ref>