Sudan

Guide to SUDAN

SUDAN which official name is Republic of the Sudan or Sudan, is a country from Africa located at the Northern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and Eritrea. SUDAN with 7,687 km sq km, limits with: Central African Republic 1,165 km, Chad 1,360 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 628 km, Egypt 1,273 km, Eritrea 605 km, Ethiopia 1,606 km, Kenya 232 km, Libya 383 km, Uganda 435 km; and is divided in 25 states . SUDAN's capital is Khartoum , but SUDAN 's most populated city is umm durman with about 2,810,328 inhabitants.

History of SUDAN

SUDAN's government is republic; a Republic with a Power constitutionally linked to a single political movement government type, with President Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir as head of state.

Other symbols of SUDAN are Sudanese motto " Al-Nasr Lana: Arabic, Victory is Ours Sudanese anthem "Nahnu Djundulla Djundulwatan (We Are the Army of God and of Our Land) Sudanese flag.Sudanese flag is composed by three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black with a green isosceles triangle based on the hoist side .

SUDAN's history is quite long: Military regimes favoring Islamic-oriented governments have dominated national politics since independence from the UK in 1956. Sudan was embroiled in two prolonged civil wars during most of the remainder of the 20th century. These conflicts were rooted in northern economic, political, and social domination of largely non-Muslim, non-Arab southern Sudanese. The first civil war ended in 1972 but broke out again in 1983. The second war and famine-related effects resulted in more than 4 million people displaced and, according to rebel estimates, more than 2 million deaths over a period of two decades. Peace talks gained momentum in 2002-04 with the signing of several accords. The final North/South Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), signed in January 2005, granted the southern rebels autonomy for six years. After which, a referendum for independence is scheduled to be held. A separate conflict, which broke out in the western region of Darfur in 2003, has displaced nearly 2 million people and caused an estimated 200,000 to 400,000 deaths. As of late 2006, peacekeeping troops were struggling to stabilize the situation, which has become increasingly regional in scope, and has brought instability to eastern Chad, and Sudanese incursions into the Central African Republic. Sudan also has faced large refugee influxes from neighboring countries, primarily Ethiopia and Chad. Armed conflict, poor transport infrastructure, and lack of government support have chronically obstructed the provision of humanitarian assistance to affected populations.

SUDANs geography

Guide to travel to SUDAN

If you are thinking on traveling to SUDAN, you will have to take in consideration some points like SUDAN's currency, SUDAN's weather, SUDAN's national holiday and SUDAN's transports.

The first thing you need to know for your travels abroad is country's currency. SUDAN`s currency is called pound ( 0), which is divided in 100 piastres (or qirush). For your consideration, pound's exchange rate is about 0 per dolar.2.0736000000.

SUDAN's weather is characterized to be tropical in south; arid desert in north; rainy season varies by region (April to November). So be sure of choosing the proper date to travel to SUDAN.

You can also consider to visit SUDAN on it's national holiday to get in SUDAN's culture. If you do so, SUDAN's national holiday is called Independence Day, 1 January.

Also, if you like natural wonders, don't forget to visit the highest point of SUDAN: Kinyeti 3,187 m. And try also to get to SUDAN's lowest point: Red Sea 0 mBut if you prefer the city, you must visit SUDAN's tallest structure: ( ).

Don't be afraid to take a flight to SUDAN, with more than 88 airports and 1 airlines, you will get to SUDAN without problems. Once there, you can choose the transport type that better fits your needs. SUDAN has about5,978 of railways, and also4,068 of roadways, so is a good place for a car trip.

Sudanese Culture

SUDAN is known by Sudaneses as Jumhuriyat as-Sudan or As-Sudan in the shortened way. Sudanese, about 39,379,358 people, are composed by different ethnics: black 52%, Arab 39%, Beja 6%, foreigners 2%, other 1%. And they also have different languages: Arabic.

Another relevant point nowadays it's SUDAN's religion. Sudaneses are divided in Sunni Muslim 70% (in north), Christian 5% (mostly in south and Khartoum), indigenous beliefs 25%.

But if want to know more about SUDAN's culture, the best way is by reading the most famous Sudanese novelists' books like Leila Aboulela, Jamal Mahjoub or Tayeb Salih.

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