Plan a trip to Sudan

Places to see in Sudan

12 of the 15 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  NuriUNESCO

  نوري

  Ruins · Northern State

  Nuri is an ancient Nubian necropolis in northern Sudan on the west side of the Nile, near the Fourth Cataract, dating back to Napata period. Nuri is situated about 15 km north of Sanam, and 10 km from Jebel Barkal.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Vit Hassan (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

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  NaqaUNESCO

  النقعة

  Ruins · River Nile

  Naqa or Naga'a is a ruined ancient city of the Kushite Kingdom of Meroë in modern-day Sudan. The ancient city lies about 170 km north-east of Khartoum, and about 50 km east of the Nile River.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: photo by: C Roner (CC BY-SA 1.0). Map

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  El-KurruUNESCO

  Ruins · Northern State

  El-Kurru was the first of the three royal cemeteries used by the Kushite royals of Napata, also referred to as Egypt's 25th Dynasty, and is home to some of the royal Nubian Pyramids.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Bertramz (CC BY 3.0). Map

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  Khartoum

  الخرطوم

  City · Khartoum

  Khartoum, also spelled Khartum, is the capital and most populous city of Sudan as well as Khartoum State. With an estimated population of 7.1 million people, Greater Khartoum is the largest urban area in Sudan.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Arwa51o (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Omdurman

  أم درمان

  City · Khartoum

  Omdurman is a major city in Sudan. It is the second most populous city in the country, located in the State of Khartoum. Omdurman lies on the west bank of the River Nile, opposite and northwest of the capital city of Khartoum.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: عاصم الرشيد التوم (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Port Sudan

  بورتسودان

  City · Red Sea

  Port Sudan is a major port city on the Red Sea in eastern Sudan, and the capital of Red Sea State. Port Sudan is Sudan's main seaport and the source of 90% of the country's international trade. The population of Port Sudan was estimated in the 2008 Census of Sudan to be 394,561 people.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Bertramz (CC BY 3.0). Map

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  Dongola

  دنقلا

  City · Northern State

  Dongola, also known as Urdu or New Dongola, is the capital of Northern State in Sudan, on the banks of the Nile. It should not be confused with Old Dongola, a now deserted medieval city located 80 km upstream on the opposite bank.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Bertramz (CC BY 3.0). Map

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  Kerma

  كرمة

  Ruins · Northern State

  Kerma was the capital city of the Kingdom of Kerma, which had its roots in the pre-Kerma culture in present-day Sudan from 3500 BC. Kerma is one of the largest archaeological sites in ancient Nubia.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Lassi (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  National Museum of Sudan

  متحف السودان

  Museum · Khartoum

  The National Museum of Sudan or Sudan National Museum, abbreviated SNM, is a war-damaged former museum, housed in a two-story building, constructed in 1955 and established as national museum in 1971.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Steve Evans from Bangalore, India (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Soleb

  صوليب

  Ruins · Northern State

  Soleb is an ancient town in Nubia, in present-day Sudan. The site is located north of the third cataract of the Nile, on the western side of the Nile. It was discovered and described by Karl Richard Lepsius in 1844.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Clemens Schmillen (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Pyramids of Meroë

  Ruins · River Nile State

  The Pyramids of Meroë are a large number of Nubian pyramids, encompassing three cemeteries near the ancient city of Meroë. They are located in Sudan, approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) northeast of Khartoum, near the village of Bagrawiya.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Photographer: B N Chagny (CC BY-SA 1.0). Map

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  Tuti Island

  جزيرة توتي

  Island · Al Khartum State

  Tuti Island is an island in Sudan where the White Nile and Blue Nile merge to form the main Nile. It is surrounded by the "Three Towns": Khartoum, Omdurman, and Khartoum North. Despite this, Tuti is home to only one small village, with grassland being the main makeup of the island.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: NASA (Public domain). Map