SudanBradt Travel Guides, 26 nov 2012 - 232 pagina's . The only guide dedicated solely to the new Republic of the Sudan. Explore entire pyramids and other ancient sites entirely free of tourist crowds. Drink in views over the Sudanese plains from the granite Taka Mountains. Dive the reef where Jacques Cousteau conducted his experiment in underwater living . Experience Sudan's cultural diversity among the 50 tribes of the Nuba Mountains. Read advice on where to stay/eat, travelling safely and cultural etiquetteAs a staple of bleak news headlines, Sudan has been slow to make its abundant attractions known to the outside world. Few foreigners have heard of the Kingdom of Kush, walked among the isolated pyramids of Meroë or witnessed the whirling dervishes of Omdurman. Yet those who do make it here are invariably enchanted by its easy-going nature, fascinating history and the warm welcome they receive from the Sudanese people.This, the only stand-alone guide to post-partition Sudan, leads you expertly from the labyrinthine souks of Khartoum to coral-bedecked wrecks off the Red Sea coast. Whether you're rushing through on the trans-Africa trail or whiling away weeks among rich archaeological sites, this fully revised third edition is your indispensible companion. |
Inhoudsopgave
Background Information | 3 |
Practical Information | 38 |
THE GUIDE | 87 |
Khartoum and Omdurman | 89 |
Northern State | 118 |
Nile State | 151 |
Red Sea | 156 |
Al Qadarif and Kassala | 173 |
Kordofan | 190 |
Darfur | 204 |
Appendix 1 | 214 |
Appendix 2 | 218 |
Appendix 3 | 220 |
Index | 224 |
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Central Sudan | 181 |
Overige edities - Alles bekijken
Sudan: The Bradt Travel Guide Sophie Ibbotson,Max Lovell-Hoare,Paul Clammer Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2012 |
Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
Abyei Amarat Amun Arab army Aswan Atbara Baggara bank Bashir Beja Blue Nile boat boksi border British bus station Cairo camels Cataract centre century Christian culture Darfur desert diving Dongola east Egypt Egyptian El Obeid Ethiopia ferry Funj Gordon Hotel International Islam Island Jebel Barkal Jebel Marra Karima Kassala Kerma Khartoum king Kingdom Kordofan Kosti Kush Kushite lokanda Mahdi Mahdist malaria Meroë minibuses mosque Museum Muslim Naqa National nomadic Northern Nuba Mountains Nubian Nyala Obeid offer ofthe Old Dongola Omdurman options political population Port Sudan pyramids railway Rashaida Red Sea reef region restaurant river road rooms route royal cemeteries Sennar Shendi slave Souk Souk es-Shabi South Sudan southern SPLM/A STREET Suakin Sudanese government taxi temple There’s ticket tomb town transport tribes trip vaccine vehicle village visa Wad Medani Wadi Halfa White Nile