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Welcome to Atbara ...

So far, we found very little information about Atbara. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Atbara to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Atbara, please Contact Us.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Atbara: A railroad siding named for Lord Kitchener's 1898 victory in Sudan at the Battle of Atbara. This name was originally used by another siding that was located near Sidar. When that siding was abandoned, the name was re-used at this siding.

Time Zone: The area where Atbara was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: PST- Heure Normale du Pacifique (HNP).

Note: If you travel east from Atbara, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

The Area Codes where Atbara was located: 250, 236, 257, 672 & 778<2>

Communities Also Named Atbara ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Atbara - it's located in British Columbia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Atbara.

Communities near Atbara ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Atbara.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Atbara, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 250 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 236, 257, 672 or 778. New phone numbers in the Atbara area will be assigned with one of these codes: 250, 236, 257, 672 or 778. As a result, placing a call in the Atbara area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
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