Tawkar

طوكر Tokar Tawkar
Coordinates	18 ° 26 '  N , 37 ° 44'  E Coordinates: 18 ° 26 '  N , 37 ° 44'  E
Basic data
Country	Sudan
State	al-Bahr al-ahmar
Residents	29,837 (2012)

Tawkar ( Arabic طوكر; Alternative spelling Tokar ) is a city in Sudan in the state of al-Bahr al-ahmar . It is located near the coast of the Red Sea on the Barka in the so-called Tokar Delta . The region around Tawkar is one of the hottest and driest regions in the world.

history

The city came to prominence in the Mahdi Uprising when it became the scene of several skirmishes.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives:
2. ^ Tokar, Sudan: Climate, Global Warming, and Daylight Charts and Data