Red Sea State ( ') is one of the 18
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 ad ...
.
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 in 2018. Port Sudan is the capital of the state.[ Sudan claims, but does not control, the Halaib Triangle, a region disputed between ]Sudan
Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopi ...
and Egypt
Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...
. The original inhabitants of the state are the Beja people
The Beja people (, , ) are a Cushitic-speaking peoples, Cushitic Ethnicity, ethnic group native to the Eastern Desert, inhabiting a coastal area from southeastern Egypt through eastern Sudan and into northwestern Eritrea. They are descended from ...
who constitute more than 65% of the total population, with lower wealth and power in the region.
Geography
Overview
Geographically, in the east, bordering the state, is the Red Sea
The Red Sea is a sea 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 th ...
. Inland, mountains run from north to south, which are interrupted by arid plains. To the northwest is the Nubian Desert
The Nubian Desert ( ) is in the eastern region of the Sahara, Sahara Desert, spanning approximately 400,000 km2 of northeastern Sudan and northern Eritrea, between the Nile and the Red Sea. The arid region is rugged and rocky and contains s ...
. The Siyal Islands are located in the disputed area between Egypt and Sudan in the northeast.
The Sudanese state is divided into the eight administrative areas: Bur Sudan (Port Sudan), Gebiet Elma'din, Halayib, Haya, Sawakin, Sinkat, Gunob Awlieb, Derodieb, Tokar and Ageeg.
Localities
* Port Sudan (Capital)
* Gebiet Elmadin
* Halaib
* Haya
* Sawakin
* Sinkat
* Gunob Awlieb
* Derodieb
* Tokar
* Ageeg
* Ar Kaweit
Districts
# Halayeb District
# Port Sudan District
# Sinkat District
# Tokar District
References
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Red Sea State
States of Sudan