Editing Khartoum (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Strato en Ĥartumo (Sudano) 003.jpg|thumb|Development in Khartoum in 2009, with the [[PDOC Headquarters]] on right and the under-construction [[GNPOC Tower]] on left]]

After the signing of the historic [[Comprehensive Peace Agreement]] between the Government of Sudan and the [[Sudan People's Liberation Movement]] (SPLA), the Government of Sudan began a massive development project.<ref name=ST_ECON>{{cite news |title=Sudan and UNDP launch Millennium Goals project |url=http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=imprimable&id_article=11484 |publisher=[[Sudan Tribune]] |date=5 September 2005 |access-date=28 June 2008 |archive-date=4 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604101651/http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=imprimable&id_article=11484 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=BBC_ECON>{{cite news |title=Khartoum booms as Darfur burns |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6573527.stm |publisher=BBC |date=24 April 2007 |access-date=28 June 2008 |first=Joseph |last=Winter |archive-date=19 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719185217/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6573527.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2007, the biggest projects in Khartoum were the [[Al-Mogran Development Project]], two five-star hotels, a new airport, [[El Mek Nimr Bridge]] (finished in October 2007) and the [[Tuti Bridge]] that links Khartoum to [[Tuti Island]].

In the 21st century, Khartoum developed based on Sudan's oil wealth (although the independence of [[South Sudan]] in 2011 affected the economy of Sudan negatively<ref name="eisourcebook">{{Cite web |url=http://www.eisourcebook.org/cms/February%202016/sudan-south%20sudan%20authorities%20mgt%20ch6.pdf |title=Country Analysis Brief: Sudan and South Sudan |date=2014-09-03 |website=US Energy Information Administration |pages=13–14 Oil refineries |access-date=2010-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319140658/http://www.eisourcebook.org/cms/February%202016/sudan-south%20sudan%20authorities%20mgt%20ch6.pdf |archive-date=19 March 2016 |url-status=usurped}}</ref>). The center of the city has tree-lined streets.<!---a little out of place--> Khartoum has the highest concentration of [[economic activity]] in the country. This has changed as major economic developments take place in other parts of the country, like [[oil exploration]] in the south, the [[Giad|Giad Industrial Complex]] in [[Al Jazirah, Sudan|Al Jazirah]] state and White Nile Sugar Project in Central Sudan, and the [[Merowe Dam]] in the North.

Among the city's industries are printing, glass manufacturing, food processing, and textiles. Petroleum products are now produced in the far north of Khartoum state, providing fuel and jobs for the city. One of Sudan's largest refineries is located in northern Khartoum.<ref name="eisourcebook" />

===Retailing===
[[File:Khartoum, Africa road tunnel.jpg|thumb|Africa road tunnel near the [[Khartoum International Airport]]]]

The [[Souq al Arabi]] is Khartoum's largest open air market. The [[souq]] is spread over several blocks in the center of Khartoum proper just south of the Great Mosque (Mesjid al-Kabir) and the minibus station. It is divided into separate sections, including one focused entirely on gold.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.world-guides.com/africa/north-east-africa/sudan/sudan_shopping.html |title=Sudan Shopping and Districts (Sudan, SD, North-East Africa) |date=2016-06-07 |website=World Guides |publisher=TravelSmart Ltd. |language=en |access-date=2017-07-14 |archive-date=15 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215122348/http://www.world-guides.com/africa/north-east-africa/sudan/sudan_shopping.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Al Qasr Street and Al Jamhoriyah Street are considered the most famous [[High Street|high streets]] in [[Khartoum State]].

Afra Mall is located in the southern suburb of Arkeweet. The Afra Mall has a supermarket, retail outlets, coffee shops, a bowling alley, movie theaters, and a children's playground.

In 2011, Sudan opened the Hotel Section and part of the food court of the new, [[Corinthia Hotel Khartoum|Corinthia Hotel]] Tower. The Mall/Shopping section is still under construction.