Posted on 10/23/2020 2:15:14 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
15 Best Places to Visit in Sudan
There’s no question about it: Sudan is no safe place for travelers these days...Today the country ranks second on the fragile states index, and most all foreign offices recommend against all travel there. Perhaps one day that will all be over though. Perhaps one day we can once again look forward to donning the desert gear and delving into the shifting sands of ancient Kush and Nubia. Perhaps one day the burgeoning Red Sea dive scene in the west can reveal the sparkling corals and ocean treasures, and the Twirling Dervishes of Khartoum can showcase their cylindrical gyrations for all to see.
Lets explore the best places to visit in Sudan:
1) MEROE
The onetime epicentre of the ancient Napata Kingdom is a truly otherworldly place to explore.
...This bears all the hallmarks of a grand architectural undertaking in the same ilk as the Nubian cities of old, and today the whole area has been accredited by UNESCO, and archaeological findings have confirmed the presence of an advanced civilisation of iron smelters and traders with mercantile links all the way to China and India!
2) SUAKIN
Sand-blown Suakin stands tall and firm against the gusts of the Red Sea...there are gilded mosques and interesting religious structures carved from coral stone, all of which mingle with the occasional Ottoman relic – Suakin later succumbed to the Turks, but fell into swift decline as European traders opened up routes around the Cape of Good Hope.
3) KHARTOUM
Khartoum is perhaps best known as the mythical location where the two great strands of the River Nile combine before heading northwards into the ancient lands of Nubia and Egypt...
(Excerpt) Read more at thecrazytourist.com ...
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Great list! Next up: The 15 Top Moments in Rutgers Football. Jk
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It almost makes me feel guilty about having "Departure Terminal at Khartoum Airport" at my number 1. Almost.
Those sites really do look cool. For now, I’m more than willing to just look at pictures and read about them.
Sad when that's the number 9 attraction in the country.
Why no photos of decapitated Christians?
Tourist publications need some truth...
#1 Airport Departure Gate
Most of that was in the South - which gained its independence as the new country of South Sudan, and took 80% of the oil deposits with them.
They still have the infamous Darfur Region in the West though (itself larger than France), which was also the site of years of regime supported genocidal jihads against the local animists, by the islamist Jangaweed militia. Lots of slaves were taken, in addition to the land and general slaughter.
The old islamist dictator is now in jail facing a potential death sentence, and the new regime wants to chart a new path for the Nation, allied with the USA and Israel (perhaps with Saudi and Egyptian encouragement).
Agree that all are interesting, but Jabal Marra is in the center of a very dangerous region.
I’d think the airport boarding gate to the USA would be #1.
Thanks for the clarification...
Never too old to learn...😎
LOL!
I think it’s great that Sudan has been trying to behave itself lately, but no freakin’ way would I vacation there.
Minneapolis Minnesota
One would have to be a crazy tourist to go to Sudan
Much like those two (Swedish?) chicks that went Morocco and ended up staring in a snuff film.
Yikes
It wasn’t that long ago you wouldn’t go to Serbia, Bosnia, or Herzegovina, either. Things can change very quickly.
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