Sudan
35 places in Sudan, sorted into the categories that matter when you are planning: what each place is, when it is worth going, how long to allow and how to reach it.
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RegionNorthern Africa
CapitalKhartoum
Places written35
Categories covered4 of 5
Plugs and voltage
Type C, D · 230 V travel adapter →
CurrencySudanese pound (SDG)
LanguagesArabic, English
Driving sideright
UNESCO heritage World Heritage Sites and living traditions on the UNESCO lists
UNESCO · World Heritage
Dungonab Bay and Mukkawar Island
UNESCO · World Heritage
El-Kurru
UNESCO · World Heritage
Jebel Barkal
UNESCO · World Heritage
Naqa and Musawwarat
UNESCO · World Heritage
Nuri Pyramids
UNESCO · World Heritage
Sanganeb and the Red Sea
UNESCO · World Heritage
The Pyramids of Meroë
Nature & outdoors Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.
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Bayuda Desert
national park
Dinder National Park
marine park
Dungonab Bay and Mukkawar Island
hill station
Erkowit
city and mountains
Kassala and the Taka Mountains
island
Mesharifa
desert
Nubian Desert
island
Sanganeb and the Red Sea
reef
Sha'ab Rumi
viewpoint
The Confluence of the Niles
canyon
The Sabaloka Gorge
shipwreck dive
Umbria Wreck
Landmarks & history Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.
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Abri
royal cemetery
El-Kurru
monastery
Ghazali Monastery
sufi shrine
Hamed el-Nil Tomb
massif and rock art site
Jebel Uweinat
temple site
Kawa
pyramid field
Nuri Pyramids
archaeological site
Old Dongola
island
Sai Island
temple and pyramid field
Sedeinga
temple town
Sesebi
temple
Soleb Temple
museum
Sudan National Museum
quarry and rock inscriptions
Tombos
archaeological site
Wad Ban Naqa
town