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Red Sea (state)
Red Sea ( ') is one of the 18 states of Sudan. statoids.com It has an area of 212,800 km2"Red Sea State" on the Republic of Sudan website and an estimated population of 1,482,053 (2018). is the capital of the state. Sudan claims, but does not control, the , a region disputed between |
States Of Sudan
Below is a list of the 18 states of the Sudan (Arabic names are in parentheses). Prior to 9 July 2011, the Republic of the Sudan was composed of 25 states. The ten southern states now form part of the independent country of South Sudan. Two additional states were created in 2012 within the Darfur region, and one in 2013 in Kordofan, bringing the total to 18. States of the Republic of Sudan The following 18 states form the territory of the Republic of the Sudan: # Khartoum (ولاية خرطوم Wilāyat Kharṭūm) # North Kordofan (ولاية شمال كردفان Wilāyat Shamāl Kurdufān) # Northern (ولاية الشمالية Wilāyat ash-Shamāliyyah) # Kassala (ولاية كسّلا Wilāyat Kassalā) # Blue Nile (ولاية النيل الأزرق Wilāyat an-Nīl al-Azraq) # North Darfur (ولاية شمال دارفور Wilāyat Shamāl Dārfūr) # South Darfur (ولاية جنوب دارفور Wilāyat Janūb Dārfūr) # South Kordofan (ولاية جنوب كرد ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Sea
The Red Sea ( ar, البحر الأحمر - بحر القلزم, translit=Modern: al-Baḥr al-ʾAḥmar, Medieval: Baḥr al-Qulzum; or ; Coptic: ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ''Phiom Enhah'' or ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϣⲁⲣⲓ ''Phiom ǹšari''; Tigrinya: ቀይሕ ባሕሪ ''Qeyih Bahri''; ) is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. Its connection to the ocean is in the south, through the Bab el Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden. To its north lie the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Gulf of Suez (leading to the Suez Canal). It is underlain by the Red Sea Rift, which is part of the Great Rift Valley. The Red Sea has a surface area of roughly 438,000 km2 (169,100 mi2), is about 2250 km (1398 mi) long, and — at its widest point — 355 km (220.6 mi) wide. It has an average depth of 490 m (1,608 ft), and in the central ''Suakin Trough'' it reaches its maximum depth of . The Red Sea also has exten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokar, Sudan
Tokar ( ar, طوكر), also transliterated Tawkar, is a town of 40,000 people near the Red Sea in northeastern Sudan. Tokar Game Reserve lies to the east of the town. The high temperature mean daily value, in the month of July, can reach , the low temperature mean daily value does not go under . In January the high temperature mean daily value is and the low temperature mean daily value is . The only rain in Tokar falls in the months of November, December, January and August. In the whole world only 48 locations are warmer than Tokar, and 166 are dryer. The town lies in the delta of the Baraka River The Barka River ( ar, نهر بركة ''nahr Baraka'') is a tributary river that flows from the Eritrean Highlands to the plains of Sudan. With a length of over 640 km, it rises just outside Asmara and flows in a northwestern direction throu .... Since the 1860s cotton has been grown in the delta. References Populated places in Red Sea (state) {{Sudan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinkat
Sinkat is a small town in eastern Sudan. It is the main city of the district of the same name and, in some respects, the "capital" of the Hadendowa. Transport It is served by a station on the mainline of the Sudan railway network. Climate Sinkat has a very warm desert climate (Köppen BWh) with very hot summers and pleasantly warm winters. Rainfall is minimal except for July - August, when easterly winds bring 62 millimetres of rain. Sinkat has some, though very sparse, erratic, and negligible rain in nearly every month of the year. This town lies some 900 metres above sea level and thus is on average 5 degrees colder than nearby port town of Suakin. See also * Railway stations in Sudan Railway stations in Sudan include: Maps * UNHCR Atlas Map * UN Map * Different maps Aljabalan map * * Sudan and South Sudan Map Existing and Proposed * Aswan * Toshka & Abu Simbel - proposed * - border * Wadi Halfa - N - potential bre ... References Populated places in R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sawakin
Suakin or Sawakin ( ar, سواكن, Sawákin, Beja: ''Oosook'') is a port city in northeastern Sudan, on the west coast of the Red Sea. It was formerly the region's chief port, but is now secondary to Port Sudan, about north. Suakin used to be considered the height of medieval luxury on the Red Sea, but the old city built of coral is now in ruins. In 1983, the adjacent historic mainland town, known as the Geyf, had a population of 18,030 and the 2009 estimate is 43,337. Ferries run daily from Suakin to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. Etymology The Beja name for Suakin is Oosook. This is possibly from the Arabic word ''suq'', meaning market. In Beja, the locative case for this is ''isukib'', whence Suakin might have derived.Berg, RobertSuakin: Time and Tide. ''Saudi Aramco World.'' The spelling on Admiralty charts in the late 19th century was "Sauakin", but in the popular press "Suakim" was predominant. History Ancient Suakin was likely Ptolemy's Port of Good Hope, Limen Evangelis, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halaib
Halaib (also, Halayeb; ar, حلايب, Ḥalāyib ), is a Red Sea port and town, located in the Halaib Triangle, a area disputed between Egypt and Sudan. The town lies on the southern tip of what Egyptians refer to as the Red Sea Riviera and the north eastern corner of Sudan's Red Sea State and is near the ruins of medieval ʽAydhab. ''De facto'' control of the area is held by the Egyptian government. Name The name ''Halaib'' represents Arabic ar, حلايب, Ḥalāyib. The spellings ''Halayeb'', ''Hala'ib'', and ''Halayib'' are also found. Ecology and geography In the Halaib region, Afrotropical elements have their northern limits at Gabal Elba, making it a unique region among the regions dominating North African ecosystems. There is also dense cover of acacias, mangroves and other shrubs, in addition to endemic species of plants such as '' Biscutella elbensis''. The highest peaks in the area are Mount Elba (), Mount Shellal (), Mount Shendib () and Mount Shendo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siyal Islands
The Siyal Islands are a group of islands off the coast of northeastern Africa, located in the Red Sea. The islands are located in the Halaib Triangle, which is claimed by both Sudan and Egypt, as part of an ongoing border dispute. Since the 1990s, the islands have been occupied by Egypt, and so the islands are ''de facto'' administered by Egypt. They remain, however, to be claimed by Sudan. The islands are part of the Elba Protected Area of Egypt, and are home to the white-eyed gull The white-eyed gull (''Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus'') is a small gull that is endemic to the Red Sea. Its closest relative is the sooty gull. It is one of the world's rarest gulls, with a population of 4,000 – 6,500 pairs. The species is c ..., with an estimated seventy individuals at the maximum, as well as several ospreys. The islands are surrounded by rocks and coral, and have a sandy surface with scant marine vegetation. The local fishermen, descendants of the Huteimi peoples identified b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
