sudan
tourism in sudan
The Sudan is endowed with a great deal of tourism and all kinds in order to diversify its geographical, historical and cultural environments. In the north there are monuments of ancient Kosh kingdoms that are the cradle of a human civilization where the pyramids and pharaonic temples. In the east, where the waters of the Red Sea collide with the Sudanese mainland, there are the unique atolls, which are home to coloured fish and a plunge committee in the waters of the sea. In the west, sandy deserts span endlessly, and volcanic peaks are poisoned in a Mediterranean-like atmosphere. In addition, there is the cultural tourism of multi-tribal and multi-ethnic actors and their traditional musical and costume models.
The pyramids and the nubian monuments
Sudan has about 220 pyramids, a larger number of Egyptian pyramids. The northern state, 500 kilometres from Khartoum, is one of the oldest pyramids in the Nile Valley established by the Koshian rulers. Besides the pyramids, there are several ancient temples, including AL- Assad Abadmak Temple, Amun Temple and the Romanian Kushuk, all located in the city of Al-Naqaa, as well as the Yellow Mussawrat Area, with some ancient Nubian monuments.
Suakin City
An ancient historical city in eastern Sudan on the Red Sea coast built on a atoll surrounded by a five-gate wall. Its old buildings feature beautiful decorations and inscriptions. There are eight archaeological observation towers two miles away. She was visited by many Arab travellers such as Ibn Battuta and Europeans such as Samuel Baker and by a number of leaders, including Egypt’s Khadiyoui Abbas Helmi II, and Lord Allenby.
Jebel Marra
Jebel Marra is a tourist attraction in the Darfur region, Sudan’s second highest peak at 10,000 feet above sea level and consists of a series of highlands, 240 km long and 80 km wide, with waterfalls punctuated by a volcanic crater above its top with two lakes. Jebel Marra enjoys mild weather with rainfall almost every season of the year. Characterized by the diversity of plants, wildlife and protected, it is one of the largest populations of birds endemic in the Sudan and birds migrating to it, especially geese, ducks and stork. There are sulphur water and suitable areas for photography buffs, adventure buffs and rugged natural areas.
Dinder National park
AL-Dinder Reserve was established in 1935 and is approximately 680 kilometres from Khartoum, with an area of 10 thousand square kilometres. Environmental conservation experts consider it one of Sudan’s 18 most beautiful reserves. Their environments are multifarious, earning them fertile biodiversity. The rivers Al-Rahad and Al-Dinder are seasonal from July to November. And from January to April is one of the best periods to visit the reserve with its unique location, covered by weed plains, plants, bushes and lakes. It has a lot of animals. From big mammals, you find lions, wild buffalo, hyenas, wolves, deer, giraffes, deer, colored deer, rhinos, little monkeys, hedgehogs and wild boars. It also has more than 90 species of birds spreading to watersheds, such as squid, bajbar and al-rahao, There are also valley chickens – black dotted with white dots, wood beak, white swans, Abu Sa ‘ad, grenoq, ostrich etc. There are also 32 species of fish.
Jebel Barkal
Jebel Barkal or Gebel Barkal is a mesa or large rock outcrop located 400 km north of Khartoum, next to Karima in Northern State in Sudan, on the Nile River, in the region that is sometimes called Nubia. The jebel is 104 m tall, has a flat top, and came to have religious significance for both ancient Kush and ancient Egyptian occupiers. In 2003, the mountain, together with the extensive archaeological site at its base (ancient Napata), were named as the center of a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The Jebel Barkal area houses the Jebel Barkal Museum. The ruins around Jebel Barkal include at least 13 temples that were built, renovated, and expanded over a period of over 1,500 years.The larger temples, such as the Temple of Amun, which is inside, are even today considered sacred to the local population. The carved wall painted chambers of the Temple of Amun are well preserved.
Kassinger Islands
Kassinger Islands is one of the distinctive tourist destinations in Sudan with all the qualification that make it a tourist destination from the islands, waterfalls, rocks and sands of the central Nile River and the tourist season begins in October and ends in April. In the east it is bordered by enormous attractive rocks and in the west the Nile. The area seems completely empty only is a green land and many waterfalls flowing on the islands of 75 islands, with some habitable waterways and others where there are no birds, natural wildlife and traditional agriculture. The charming kassinger Islands are located 420 kilometres north of the capital, Khartoum, and belong to the Marwe locality. Kassinger Islands extends from the Marwe Dam to the city of Nouri.
Jebel Tutel
Jebel Tutel, described as the legendary mountain, is a smooth mountain peak, more than a thousand feet above the Earth’s surface, south-east of Kassala, flat from above. Some of the burials and caves carved therein are archaeological and tourist sites, as well as enjoy special charm at sunrise or sunset.
port sudan seaports
There are seven seaports in Port Sudan. The northern port is the main port and is located in the northern side where there are warehouses, customs administration, railway head, port management, huge motor cranes and cargo handling docks. Its longest pier is the 2,280-foot-long North Pier with five vessel docks.
Al Sabalouga waterfall
Al Sabalouga or the sixth waterfall is one of the six waterfalls of the River Nile, north of Khartoum and south of Bajrawiyah, is located in the Sudanese village of Al Sabalouga.
Al Sabalouga is one of the most important tourist areas in Nile River State and enjoys a very spectacular landscape and is considered a destination for tourists because of the nature of the mountainous area, the narrow stream and the flow of water, it provides ski tourism, swimming and Nile excursions, its climate is semi-Saharan and the nature of the mountainous area is many rocks. The area includes many wildlife species such as birds and different animals.