Map of El Obeid, Sudan

El Obeid is the administrative centre of North Kordofan, Sudan, with a population of about 393,311. It lies at 13.1842°N, 30.2167°E. El Obeid is about 363 km (225 mi) southwest of Khartoum, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ar Rahad, 70 km to the southeast.

El Obeid at a glance

Where is El Obeid?

• The 6th largest city in Sudan by recorded population.
• The largest city in North Kordofan on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 21 min on the shortest day to 12 h 54 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near El Obeid

• Ar Rahad — 70 km southeast
• Umm Ruwaba — 113 km east
• Dilling — 140 km southwest
• An Nuhūd — 201 km west
• Abu Jibeha — 221 km southeast
• Ad Douiem — 244 km east
• Kadugli — 248 km south
• Kosti — 265 km east
• Rabak — 273 km east
• Al Manāqil — 322 km east

Largest cities in North Kordofan

• Umm Ruwaba — 56,833
• Ar Rahad — 36,518

Largest cities in Sudan

• Khartoum — 1,974,647
• Omdurman — 1,849,659
• Nyala — 565,734
• Port Sudan — 489,725
• Kassala — 401,477
• Al Qadarif — 363,945
• Kosti — 345,068
• Wad Medani — 332,714
• El Daein — 264,734
• El Fasher — 252,609

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.