14. History The Nubian King of Sudan. Sudan was known as “Kush” by the Egyptians. That was 60,000 years ago. In the 8th century it was ruled by the Egyptians.
15. HISTORY.. Later on the capital was named Khartoum which is the current capital of Sudan.
19. Independence! The Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), based in southern Sudan, was formed in May 1983. Finally, in June 1983, the Sudanese government under President Gaafar Nimeiry abrogated the Addis Ababa Peace Agreement (A.A.A.). -John Garang?
21. Currency Sudanese Pounds (SDG) 1 US Dollar= 2.1 Sudanese pounds One Pound
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24. Music-Sudan has a rich and unique musical culture. Most of the Music lyrics are Arabic poems. -Sports- One of the Famous sports they play is Basketball. And many of the players from Sudan have played in the American National Basketball Association.
26. CULTURE! Soccer! They call it Football. Which actually makes sense! Khartoum State League is considered to be the oldest soccer league in the whole of Africa. Nile Club
27. Culture! -Clothing- The clothing differs in every part of Sudan but there are two common clothing of Sudan called the jalabiya (Men) and Tuab ( Women).
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30. Culture! Recently a new school has been built called the Khartoum international Community school but knows as KICS. It focus on IGCSE as well as International Baccalaureate (IB)
45. Transportation -Railroads- Sudan has 4,725 kilometers of narrow-gauge, single-track railroads that serve the northern and central portions of the country.
46. TRANSPORTATION -Highways- - Sudan's road system totaled between 20,000 and 25,000 kilometers. That total includes both Paved and Unpaved Roads.
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48. Sudan has over 88 Airports out of which 14 have paved runway and 73 have unpaved runways.
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66. Cheap Flights To SudanInfo Flight: Emirates Airlines Cost: About $2000 Duration: Flight from San Francisco to Dubai (Nonstop): 16Hrs 5 Hours transit at Dubai Airport. From Dubai to Khartoum (Non stop): 3.5Hrs. Total Duration: About 24.5Hrs.