Tokar, Sudan
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Tokar (Arabic: طوكر), also transliterated Tawkar, is a town of 40,000 people near the Red Sea in northeastern Sudan. Tokar Game Reserve lies to the east of the town.
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Tokar
طوكر | |
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Coordinates: 18°25′31″N 37°43′45″E | |
Country | Sudan |
State | Red Sea |
Elevation | 70 ft (20 m) |
Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 37,051 |
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The town lies in the delta of the Baraka River. Since the 1860s cotton has been grown in the delta.[2]