Republic of the Sudan

Sudan

Also known as: السودان (Arabic), Republic of the Sudan, جمهورية السودان (Arabic)

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جمهورية السودان · Republic of the Sudan

Khartoum

Khartoum, Sudan WEATHER

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Sudan is a country in northeastern Africa characterized by vast desert and semi-arid landscapes, the Nile River and its tributaries, and plains stretching across the Sahara and Sahel regions.

Sudan

📍 Sudan is a country located in Northeast Africa, positioned between North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, Libya to the northwest, Chad to the west, Central African Republic to the southwest, South Sudan to the south, Ethiopia to the southeast, and Eritrea to the east, with a coastline along the Red Sea to the northeast.

Sudan’s landscape includes vast deserts in the north, part of the Sahara, and more fertile savanna regions in the south. The Nile River, formed by the confluence of the White Nile and Blue Nile in the capital region, is the country’s most important geographic feature, supporting agriculture and settlement.

Sudan’s location has historically made it a crossroads between North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Middle East, influencing trade, culture, and history.

Capital

Khartoum, Khartoum

(الخرطوم، الخرطوم)

👥 ~6,000,000

Largest Cities

Khartoum, Khartoum

(الخرطوم، الخرطوم)

👥~6,000,000

Omdurman, Khartoum

(أم درمان، الخرطوم)

👥~2,400,000

Khartoum North, Khartoum

(بحري، الخرطوم)

👥~1,200,000

Port Sudan, Red Sea

(بورتسودان، البحر الأحمر)

👥~600,000

Nyala, South Darfur

(نيالا، جنوب دارفور)

👥~500,000

Kassala, Kassala

(كسلا، كسلا)

👥~400,000

El Obeid, North Kordofan

(الأبيض، شمال كردفان)

👥~350,000

El Fasher, North Darfur

(الفاشر، شمال دارفور)

👥~300,000

Gedaref, Gedaref

(القضارف، القضارف)

👥~270,000

Kosti, White Nile

(كوستي، النيل الأبيض)

👥~250,000

Sennar, Sennar

(سنار، سنار)

👥~200,000

Dongola, Northern

(دنقلا، الشمالية)

👥~150,000

Rabak, White Nile

(ربك، النيل الأبيض)

👥~140,000

Wad Madani, Gezira

(ود مدني، الجزيرة)

👥~130,000

Ed Damazin, Blue Nile

(الدمازين، النيل الأزرق)

👥~120,000

Atbara, River Nile

(عطبرة، نهر النيل)

👥~110,000

Abu Hamad, River Nile

(أبو حمد، نهر النيل)

👥~100,000

Zalingei, Central Darfur

(زالنجي، وسط دارفور)

👥~95,000

El Daein, East Darfur

(الضعين، شرق دارفور)

👥~90,000

Singa, Sennar

(سنجة، سنار)

👥~85,000

Tokar, Red Sea

(طوكر، البحر الأحمر)

👥~80,000

Halaib, Red Sea

(حلايب، البحر الأحمر)

👥~70,000

Merowe, Northern

(مروي، الشمالية)

👥~65,000

Dilling, South Kordofan

(الدلنج، جنوب كردفان)

👥~60,000

Kadugli, South Kordofan

(كادقلي، جنوب كردفان)

👥~55,000

Road System (Northeast African Nile Infrastructure)

Drives On: Right

Sudan follows right-hand traffic regulations.

Electrical System (Power Plug Types)

Primary Plug Types: Type C & Type D

Sudan primarily uses Type C and Type D electrical outlets.

What is the Internet TLD for Sudan?

A top-level domain (TLD) is the last section of a website address that appears after the final dot.

Country-code top-level domains are called ccTLDs and are assigned to countries and territories around the world.

Examples:

.eg = Egypt .et = Ethiopia .sd = Sudan

Sudan uses:

.sd

What is the ISO Code for Sudan?

ISO country codes come from the international standard ISO 3166 created by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Sudan is a country in Northeast Africa along the Nile.

ISO 3166-1 codes are the two-letter country codes such as SD. These are called Level-1 ISO codes.

Sudan is assigned:

SD

Official ISO country name:

Republic of the Sudan

Subdivision codes do not have flag emojis.

ISO-2 Code: SD

ISO-3 Code: SDN

ISO Numeric Code: 729

SD