Sudan

7 Oct 2024

Recently, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) launched a major offensive against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum and Bahri in Sudan.

  • 18 months into the civil war, the UN said that more than 20,000 people have been killed and a total of 10,890,722 was internally displaced persons (IDPs) as of October 1.

About Sudan

Sudan

  • Area & Location: Third-largest country in Africa, covering 1,886,068 sq. km. 
  • Borders seven countries and has a coastline along the Red Sea.
  • Border Sharing: 
    • Egypt : North
    • Eritrea: Northeast
    • Ethiopia: Southeast
    • South Sudan: South
    • The Central African Republic: Southwest
    • Chad: West
    • Libya: Northwest

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Major Geographic Regions

  • Nubian Desert (North): Rocky desert area.
  • Clay Plains (Central-South): Fertile for agriculture.
  • Desert with Sand Dunes (West): Includes the vast Libyan Desert.
  • Nile River Valley: Formed by the convergence of the White Nile and Blue Nile at Khartoum.
  • Darfur Plateau & Marrah Mountains: Western Sudan, with the highest peak at Deriba crater (3,042 m).
  • Red Sea Hills: Rugged hills in the east, with fast streams and a narrow coastal plain along the Red Sea.
  • Terrain: Vast plains and plateaus, largely arid with limited vegetation, drained by the Nile River system.
  • History: Largest country in Africa and the Arab League until South Sudan seceded in 2011
  • War Zones: Khartoum, Bahri, Omdurman, Port Sudan, El Fasher, Darfur & Kordofan

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