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Sudan

Also Known As Republic of the Sudan
Northern Africa

Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the southeast, and South Sudan to the south. Sudan was declared an independent state on 1 January 1956. Its capital is Khartoum. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Khartoum 2
Population
51,767,437 2
2025 estimate.
Population Estimate Year
2025 2
Area (sq km)
1,886,068 2
Independence or Founding Year
1956 2
Sudan was declared an independent state on 1 January 1956, ending the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan condominium of the United Kingdom and Egypt.
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Sudan

Cities

Al-Fulah

Sudan

Atbara

Sudan

Ed Daein

Sudan

El Fasher

Sudan

El Obeid

Sudan

El-Gadarif

Sudan

Kassala

Sudan

Khartoum

Sudan

Khartoum North

Sudan

Nyala

Sudan

Omdurman

Sudan

Port Sudan

Sudan

Wad Madani

Sudan
Connections

Associated With

Khartoum, Cities
Source Khartoum (Wikipedia)
Nile Basin, Landforms
Nubia, Regions

Nubia runs from the Nile confluence near Khartoum in central Sudan.

Source Nubia (Wikipedia)
The Sahel, Regions

Held Differently

The Horn of Africa, Regions

Why this is disputed. Wikipedia's Horn of Africa article states the peninsula proper is composed of Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Eritrea, and separately notes: Although not common, some broader geopolitical definitions include parts or all of Kenya and Sudan. Recorded here under the wider, less common classification.

Source Horn of Africa (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

Red Sea, Bodies of Water

Has Capital

Khartoum, Cities

Khartoum is the capital of Sudan.

Source Khartoum (Wikipedia)

Rivers Through Territory

Blue Nile, Bodies of Water
The Nile, Bodies of Water
Source Nile (Wikipedia)
White Nile, Bodies of Water
In the Other Atlases

Same As

Sudan

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Nationals Include

Ibrahim El-Salahi

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Sara Gadalla Gubara

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Nemat Abdullah Khair

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Nemat Abdullah Khair - WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Nemat Abdullah Mohamed Khair (Arabic: نعمات عبدالله محمد خير; other transliterations: Neemat, Nimat, Abdallah; born 1957) is a Sudanese judge of the Sudanese Supreme Court who became Chief Justice of Sudan (head of the Sudanese judiciary) on 10 October 2019 until 15 May 2021.
Tayeb Salih

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Origin Of

The Vulture and the Little Girl

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Njangsa

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Sorghum

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Tamarind

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Source The Oxford Companion to FoodAlan Davidsontier 1
Watermelon

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Source Watermelon (Wikipedia)
Watermelon Seed

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Season of Migration to the North

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Source Wikipedia: Season of Migration to the Northtier 2

Site Of

Meroe

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Source Meroë - Wikipedia
Pyramids of Meroe

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Zubayr ibn al-Awwam

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Sudan University of Science and Technology

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Source Sudan University of Science and Technology (country source)
University of Khartoum

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Source University of Khartoum (country source)
Sudanese Arabic

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Found There

Coffee Leaf Rust

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Domestication of Sorghum

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Source Sorghum (Wikipedia)
Hemileia vastatrix

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Watermelon

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Jebel Barkal

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Source Wikidata: Jebel Barkal
Jebel Uweinat

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Source Wikidata: Jebel Uweinat
Taka Mountains

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Source Wikidata: Taka Mountains
Sudan Expanded Programme on Immunization

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Sudan National Tuberculosis Control Programme

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Burun languages

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Gumuz

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Source Wikidata: Gumuz
Heiban Languages

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Hill Nubian languages

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Kadu

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Source Wikidata: Kadu
Katla

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Source Wikidata: Katla
Katla-Tima languages

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Source Wikidata: Katla
Komuz languages

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Nyimang Languages

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Saharan

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Source Wikidata: Saharan
Sara-Bongo-Bagirmi languages

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Talodi Languages

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Constitution of Sudan

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Source Wikidata: Constitution of Sudan
Law of Sudan

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Legal system of Sudan

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Supreme Court of Sudan

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Source Sudan 2019 Constitutional Document, Constitute ProjectSection 30, the judicial authority
Quote, Section 30, the judicial authority
In the Republic of Sudan, jurisdiction over the judiciary is entrusted to the judicial authority.
Addax

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Desert Locust

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Helicidae

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Source Helicidae - WikipediaDistribution: Sudan
Quote, Distribution: Sudan
Levantina extends far south in western Arabia, and Eremina desertella is distributed as south as Sudan, Eritrea and Puntland in Somalia.
Leishmania Donovani

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Leopard Tortoise

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Monterey Pine

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Red Sea Coral Reef

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Sahara Desert

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Sahel

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Spodoptera litura

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Xerus

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Anywoli

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Source Anywoli (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
played by the Anuak people of the Gambela province, in Ethiopia, as well as in the Akobo, Pochalla and Jokau regions of Sudan
Dala (game)

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Battle of Omdurman

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Source Wikidata: Battle of Omdurman
Kingdom of Kush Army

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Source Kingdom of Kush, WikipediaLead sentence 1
Quote, Lead sentence 1
The Kingdom of Kush, also known as the Kushite Empire, or simply Kush, was an ancient kingdom in Nubia, centered along the Nile Valley in what is now northern Sudan and southern Egypt.
Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. Sudan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Republic of the Sudan
  • Infobox, capital
    Khartoum
  • Lead section
    Sudan has a population of 51.8 million people as of 2025 and occupies 1,886,068 square kilometres (728,215 square miles), making it Africa's third-largest country by area.
  • Demographics section, 2025
    2025 estimate 51,767,437
  • History section, independence
    On 1 January 1956, Sudan was declared an independent state.
  • Introduction
    Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the southeast, and South Sudan to the south.
View the Source
Wikidata: Sudan
Wikidata Q1049, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Nile (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationRivers Through Territory: The Nile, River Course section
Quote, Rivers Through Territory: The Nile, River Course section
The two rivers meet at the Sudanese capital, Khartoum.
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Khartoum (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Khartoum, Infobox, Country
    Sudan
  • Has Capital: Khartoum, Lead section, capital fact
    Khartoum, also spelled Khartum, is the capital and most populous city of Sudan as well as Khartoum State.
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Horn of Africa (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Horn of Africa, Lead section
Quote, Associated With: The Horn of Africa, Lead section
Although not common, some broader geopolitical definitions include parts or all of Kenya and Sudan.
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Nubia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Nubia, Lead section
Quote, Associated With: Nubia, Lead section
a region along the Nile river encompassing the area between the confluence of the Blue and White Niles (near Khartoum in central Sudan) and the First Cataract (south of Aswan in southern Egypt).
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