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Sudan is a vast nation in north-eastern Africa, the third largest country on the continent, sharing borders with Egypt to the north, Libya to the north-west, Chad and the Central African Republic to the west, South Sudan to the south, Ethiopia and Eritrea to the east, and the Red Sea to the north-east. The country's landscape is dominated by the Sahara Desert across its northern two-thirds, a seemingly endless expanse of sand seas, rocky plateaus, and ancient dried riverbeds that conceals beneath its surface one of the richest archaeological landscapes in the world. The Nile - formed by the confluence of the Blue and White Niles at Khartoum - threads through the eastern part of the country from south to north, its fertile banks sustaining civilisation in this arid land for thousands of years and serving as the lifeline around which Sudan's long and complex history has been woven.
Sudan was the heartland of the ancient Kingdom of Kush and its successor states, civilisations of considerable sophistication that rivalled and at times conquered ancient Egypt, leaving behind a legacy of pyramids, temples, and royal cemeteries that rivals anything found along the Nile in Egypt yet receives a fraction of the visitors. The pyramids of Meroe - over two hundred steep-sided royal tombs rising from the desert east of the Nile - are among the most extraordinary ancient monuments in Africa, their distinctive silhouettes against the desert sky representing a civilisation that endured for over a thousand years and whose artistic and architectural achievements have only recently begun to receive the international recognition they deserve. Explore related settings through our UNESCO Sites, Museums & Monuments and Remote Locations collections.
The natural environment of Sudan encompasses considerable diversity beyond its dominant desert character, with the Red Sea coast in the north-east offering some of the least disturbed coral reef ecosystems in the entire Red Sea basin, their waters sheltering hammerhead sharks, manta rays, and an extraordinary diversity of reef fish in conditions of exceptional clarity. The southern regions bordering South Sudan transition into savannah and woodland ecosystems supporting elephants, giraffes, and a rich birdlife, while the Nile corridor provides a vital flyway for millions of migratory birds moving between Europe and sub-Saharan Africa each year. Browse related feeds under Nature, Wildlife and Oceans & Lakes on EarthLive.TV.
Khartoum, the capital, sits at the dramatic confluence of the Blue and White Niles, its position at the meeting of two of Africa's greatest rivers giving it a geographic significance that has made it a centre of trade, culture, and politics for centuries. Sudan's people are among the most culturally diverse in Africa, with over 500 ethnic groups and languages representing a human mosaic shaped by millennia of migration, trade, and interaction across the crossroads of north-east Africa.
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Sudan is a vast nation in north-eastern Africa, the third largest country on the continent, sharing borders with Egypt to the north, Libya to the north-west, Chad and the Central African Republic to the west, South Sudan to the south, Ethiopia and Eritrea to the east, and the Red Sea to the north-east. The country's landscape is dominated by the Sahara Desert across its northern two-thirds, a seemingly endless expanse of sand seas, rocky plateaus, and ancient dried riverbeds that conceals beneath its surface one of the richest archaeological landscapes in the world. The Nile - formed by the confluence of the Blue and White Niles at Khartoum - threads through the eastern part of the country from south to north, its fertile banks sustaining civilisation in this arid land for thousands of years and serving as the lifeline around which Sudan's long and complex history has been woven.
Sudan was the heartland of the ancient Kingdom of Kush and its successor states, civilisations of considerable sophistication that rivalled and at times conquered ancient Egypt, leaving behind a legacy of pyramids, temples, and royal cemeteries that rivals anything found along the Nile in Egypt yet receives a fraction of the visitors. The pyramids of Meroe - over two hundred steep-sided royal tombs rising from the desert east of the Nile - are among the most extraordinary ancient monuments in Africa, their distinctive silhouettes against the desert sky representing a civilisation that endured for over a thousand years and whose artistic and architectural achievements have only recently begun to receive the international recognition they deserve. Explore related settings through our UNESCO Sites, Museums & Monuments and Remote Locations collections.
The natural environment of Sudan encompasses considerable diversity beyond its dominant desert character, with the Red Sea coast in the north-east offering some of the least disturbed coral reef ecosystems in the entire Red Sea basin, their waters sheltering hammerhead sharks, manta rays, and an extraordinary diversity of reef fish in conditions of exceptional clarity. The southern regions bordering South Sudan transition into savannah and woodland ecosystems supporting elephants, giraffes, and a rich birdlife, while the Nile corridor provides a vital flyway for millions of migratory birds moving between Europe and sub-Saharan Africa each year. Browse related feeds under Nature, Wildlife and Oceans & Lakes on EarthLive.TV.
Khartoum, the capital, sits at the dramatic confluence of the Blue and White Niles, its position at the meeting of two of Africa's greatest rivers giving it a geographic significance that has made it a centre of trade, culture, and politics for centuries. Sudan's people are among the most culturally diverse in Africa, with over 500 ethnic groups and languages representing a human mosaic shaped by millennia of migration, trade, and interaction across the crossroads of north-east Africa.
Prefer exploring visually? Check our live webcam map or browse cameras in Egypt, Ethiopia and South Sudan.