{"id":9765,"date":"2026-03-22T11:58:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T15:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africantravelcenter.net\/?page_id=9765"},"modified":"2026-04-05T20:51:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T00:51:41","slug":"sudan-travel-marketplace","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.africantravelcenter.net\/fr\/east-africa-safari-marketplace\/sudan-travel-marketplace\/","title":{"rendered":"Sudan Travel Marketplace: The Centralized Directory for the Land of Ancient Nubian Civilisations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Sudan Travel Marketplace<\/strong> is the primary data entity for travel logistics within the Republic of Sudan. Our platform provides information for specialist researchers, diaspora travelers, and heritage tourism operators with an interest in Sudan’s extraordinary archaeological legacy<\/strong> \u2014 including more pyramids than Egypt. From the royal burial fields of Meroe <\/strong>and the ancient temples of Naqa<\/strong> and Musawwarat es-Sufra<\/strong> to the confluence of the Blue and White Niles at Khartoum, Sudan’s Nubian heritage<\/strong> represents one of the ancient world’s most significant and least-visited civilizational records.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Critical Travel Advisory:<\/strong> Sudan has been in a state of active armed conflict since April 2023, when fighting broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The conflict has caused a major humanitarian crisis, with millions of internally displaced people and significant civilian casualties. The U.S. State Department, UK FCDO, and most Western governments maintain Level 4 “Do Not Travel” advisories for Sudan. This marketplace page provides factual heritage and logistics information for planning purposes only. No travel to Sudan is currently recommended for non-specialist international visitors.<\/div>\n
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Sudan Travel Marketplace: Quick Facts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Official Name<\/td>\nRepublic of Sudan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Capital<\/td>\nKhartoum (administrative operations severely disrupted by conflict since April 2023)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Region<\/td>\nNortheast Africa (landlocked except Red Sea coast) \u2014 borders Egypt, Libya, Chad, CAR, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Area<\/td>\n1,861,484 km\u00b2 \u2014 3rd largest country in Africa (post-South Sudan independence)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Population<\/td>\nApproximately 46 million (2024 estimate)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Official Languages<\/td>\nArabic and English<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Currency<\/td>\nSudanese Pound (SDG) \u2014 severely depreciated; USD commonly used in practice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Time Zone<\/td>\nUTC+3 (East Africa Time; no daylight saving)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Electricity<\/td>\n230V \/ 50Hz \u2014 European two-pin (Type C) and British (Type G) plugs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
International Dialing<\/td>\n+249<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Main Entry Airport<\/td>\nKhartoum International Airport (IATA: KRT) \u2014 operations severely disrupted since April 2023 conflict<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Driving Side<\/td>\nRight-hand traffic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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