Travel Story and Pictures from Sudan

Sudan National Museum
It has several original temples reconstructed on its premises, and also an extensive exhibit inside which gives ... [more]
Sudanese people
Sudan has a lot to offer in terms of sights, but you might end up realizing that its main attraction are its people ... [more]
Khatmiyah
Not just a great place to see the Taka Mountains up close, scramble over the peculiar rocks and watch sunset, ... [more]
Naqa
The temples with their richly decorated columns and walls seem to be lost in nomads country, and its isolated ... [more]
Kassala Markets
When in Kassala, you can spend hours walking the markets where you cannot find about anything you may need; it ... [more]
Musawarat es Sufra
Getting there is half the fun, and the Great Enclosure and Lion Temple of Musawarat make the effort well worth ... [more]
Pyramids of Begrawiya
Seeing the sun cast its first rays of light on the pyramids of Begrawiya and the sand dunes on which they are ... [more]
Nuri pyramids
The desert is slowly erasing them from the face of the earth, but as long as the pyramids of Nuri are still there, ... [more]
El Kurru Royal Cemetery
The cemetery of El Kurru includes two tombs in which elaborate wall paintings can be enjoyed underground - because ... [more]
Jebel Barkal
The various temples and pyramids in and around the curiously shaped holy mountain of Jebel Barkal are the crown ... [more]
Deffufas of Kerma
When in Kerma, the enigmatic deffufas are the place to go and to enjoy, while the walk between the western and ... [more]
Soleb
Probably the most impressive sight in northern Sudan, the ancient temple of Soleb offers colossal columns, hieroglyphs, ... [more]
Sai Island
Several settlements can be found on the island of Sai in the river Nile, where an Ottoman fort was constructed ... [more]
Omdurman Camel Market
While you do not see them walking the streets of Khartoum, you can shop for camels, and donkeys and goats, at ... [more]
Amara West
In the right season, you can see archeologists at work at the ruins of Amara and get a fascinating glimpse of ... [more]
Hamed El Nil dervishes
Even as an outsider, chances are you will get hypnotized by the rhythmic chanting and moving of the crowd surrounding ... [more]
Suakin Old Town
On a circular island just off the mainland lies the ruined old town of Suakin, built of coral, where some persistence ... [more]

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Capital	Khartoum
Population	51,66 mln
Surface	1,86 mln sq km

Languages	Arabic, Nubian, Ta Bedawie
UTC offset	UTC+3
Currency	Sudanese pounds (SDG)

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