Sudan
Nile confluence nation
Sudan is a country in northeastern Africa, historically one of the continent's largest nations until South Sudan gained independence in 2011.
The region has ancient roots, with powerful kingdoms like Nubia and Kush flourishing along the Nile.
Modern Sudan has experienced prolonged civil conflicts, coups, and humanitarian crises that frequently appear in international news.
The conflict in Sudan has displaced millions of people.
The name derives from Arabic meaning "land of the Black peoples."
Sudan's largest city
Sudanese western territory
- genocideSystematic annihilation of a people
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
- peacekeepingPreventing or ending conflict
sanctions · ceasefire · atrocities · intervention · militia · secession
Largest hot desert
- sandFine rock particles
- dunesWind-formed sand ridges
- aridDevoid of water
- haboobIntense wind-driven sand wall
sandstorm · oasis · camel · nomad · drought · scorching · barren · wadis
Meeting point of streams
- KhartoumSudan's largest city
- cataractsSteep falls or eye opacity
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
Tropical grassland ecosystem
- acaciaThorny warm-climate shrub
- giraffeTallest land animal
- elephantTusked gray giant
- gazelleSwift, slender antelope
oryx · ostrich · crocodile · hippopotamus · baobab · grassland · Sahel · endangered
Semitic language family member
- NubianOf a Nile civilization
- tribesAncestral social groups
- IslamQuranic monotheistic religion
- SufiMuslim spiritual seeker
dervishes · henna · tambour · calligraphy · hospitality
Khartoum
Sudan's largest city
Darfur
Sudanese western territory
- genocideSystematic annihilation of a people
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
peacekeeping · sanctions · ceasefire · atrocities · intervention · militia · secession
Sahara
Largest hot desert
haboob · sandstorm · oasis · camel · nomad · drought · scorching · barren · wadis · Sahel
confluence
Meeting point of streams
- KhartoumSudan's largest city
- cataractsSteep falls or eye opacity
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
floodplain · silt · riverbank · flooding
savannah
Tropical grassland ecosystem
gazelle · oryx · ostrich · crocodile · hippopotamus · baobab · grassland · Sahel · endangered · biodiversity
Arabic
Semitic language family member
Sufi · dervishes · henna · tambour · calligraphy · hospitality
- countriesChina, Brazil, France, Germany, India
- African GeographySouth Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Morocco, Ghana
- Arab WorldAbu Dhabi, Algeria, Arabic, Baghdad, Amman
- colonial AfricaBelgian Congo, Ghana, Gold Coast, Freetown, Lagos
- decolonizationanticolonialism, independence movement, independence movements, freedom fighter, anti-colonialism
- Red SeaJeddah, Gulf of Suez, Suez, coral reefs, Sinai Peninsula
SudanBotswana
Southern African landlocked nation
Mauritius · Rwanda · Ghana · Switzerland · Namibia
SudanDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Kinshasa-based central African nation
Gabon · Equatorial Guinea · Cameroon · Iceland · Norway
- South SudanLandlocked East African country