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Sudan
The Republic of Sudan is a northeastern African country with a total area of 967,500 sq mi, making it the biggest country on the continent and the 10th biggest in the world.
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What is the best holidays in Sudan?
Sudan is predominantly a Muslim country and as such celebrates all Muslim Holy days such as the Eid holidays, The Prophet's Birthday, the celebrations and fasting of Ramadan. In addition to this the country also celebrates a number of local holidays such as National Day as well as the Christian celebrations of Easter and Christmas and public holidays on the 26th of December and 1st of January.
What famous river flows north through Sudan and Egypt to the Mediterranean sea at Alexandria?
The rivers of the Sudan are - Akobo River Angereb River Atbarah River Bahr al-Arab Bahr el Ghazal River Bahr el Zeraf Baro River Dinder River Jur River Kidepo River Mareb River Blue Nile Pibor River Pongo River Sobat River Tekezé River White Nile
What is the government in Sudan?
Federal presidential democraticrepublic - PresidentOmar al-Bashir(NCP) - Vice PresidentSalva Kiir Mayardit (SPLM) - Vice PresidentAli Osman Taha (NCP)
What Major crops are in Sudan?
wheat, sugar cane, pine apples and some vegetable crops (cabbage, potatoes, carrots) - not a very well developed sector though
The name derives from the Arabic bilad as-sudan or "the lands of the Blacks".
What country is bordered by Algeria Niger Chad Egypt Sudan and Tunisia?
Both Tunisia and Niger are bordered by both Algeria and Libya. In Tunisia's case, Algeria and Libya are the only countries that border it, so it is probably the answer you are looking for.
What is happening in Darfur Sudan right now?
There is a genocide, an enthnic cleansing if you will, still occurring in Darfur. Sparked from decades of famine, drought, and oppression it only gets worse as time goes on. With the rise of militia groups, the Sudanese government, in 2003, sent their own, well armed, well funded militia group to reek havoc in the area of Darfur.
The Sudanese governments military is mainly funded by oil revenues, the countries major money maker. Over 70% of oil profits go to the military. This poses a problem to the people of Darfur, as the largest of these oil fields lies in South darfur, while the government is in the North. UN action has been rare as both China and Russia benefit from Sudanese oil, and both Russia and China are veto powers on the Security Council.
450,000 people have been murdered, 2.5 million are hungry, and 4.5 are displaced.
It is a crisis that is complicated, multi faceted, and complex.
for more informatin, go to amnesty.org, i used this website while i wrote a research paper on the genocide in darfur. it's a great website!
What is the largest city in Sudan?
1- Khartoum, the capital city and the economic and services capital
2- Port Sudan
Is Sudan close to the equator?
The southern border of Sudan is about 370 km from the equator, Kartoum the capital is about 1,700 km from the equator and the northern border of Sudan about 2,400 km from the equator.
Salva Kiir Mayardit was the first elected president of South Sudan (2011).
Who is the head of state or government in Sudan?
nobody it was mobarak but he was ousted by the people of Egypt
There about 223 pyramids in ancient nubia, what is presently known as Sudan.
though not quite vast like those in Egypt, they are smaller in sizes, and were used as burial grounds for kings, priests and other high ranked empire dignitaries.
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The Sahara Desert is hot and arid (dry). The temperature is around 50oC (122oF) in the daytime - it's one of the hottest places on earth. At night it can become very cold - most of the animals living in the Sahara are nocturnal, preferring to come out of their burrows to feed when it is cooler. Sometimes the temperature goes below 60oF (15.55oC).
The climate graph fo the Sahara desert will be very little rainfall but a very high temprature .
Hotter than you think maybe like 30 - 40 degrees on May 5th 2009
VERY HOT AND DRY. There is very little rain fall about 1in per year.
What is the name of the longest river in Sudan?
The longest river in Sudan is The Nile. The Nile flows from central Africa to the Mediterranean for a total of 6737 km.
