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- Khartoum
- Capital
- Sudanese Dinar (SDD)
- Currency
- 36,080,373
- Population
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Khartoum Slideshow
Khartoum
Travel Blogs from Khartoum, Sudan
Getting hotter
... name by the word ‘Dahab’ (gold) and not by the name of the huge Mosque next to our hotel! Khartoum is interesting – our hotel is right in the centre and surrounded by small shops selling everything, cheap eateries (the staples ...
Facebook!?
... van Leena, journalist voor een liberale krant, heeft gevangen gezeten. Leena zelf, pas 17 jaar, studeert politics aan Khartoum College. Ze wil dolgraag studeren aan Harvard in Amerika. Ze spreekt ontzettend goed Engels, geleerd via de ondertiteling van ...
Nicest people, hottest weather and sweetest tea
... now that the temperature has picked up. It’s an early start on our second day in Sudan as we make our way up to the capital Khartoum and on the way, stop for lunch at a small roadside dinner which does the tastiest falafel buns and ...
THE SUDAN
... Es-Sofra, the re-constructed Lion Temple, as well as the Ruins of Naga are all worth the visit. Now we are in Khartoum (where the White & Blue Nile Rivers merge into the Nile), the capital of the country of The Sudan. People are friendly ...
The Pyramids of Meroe... a very special place
The pyramids at Begrawiya are the highlights of Sudan regarding sightseeing and after all we had heard from other travellers we were really looking forward to it. And the other travellers didn't exaggerate; the site is basically in the middle of the ...
Back to Khartoum and up in the air
Narrative not complete Drive to Khartoum to prepare for departure at 3:30AM Monday morning. Coffee with Nora on the road. Good to see her again. In Khartoum, wood carving shop on the side of the road. Finishing up paperwork. Flight out at 3:30AM. ...
Quick update from Khartoum
So two days ago we stopped in this tiny little town on the Nile to try and get some food for lunch. The owner of the only shop in town (who was Sudanease) had lived in Edinburgh for 21 years, on North Bridge which is basically round the corner from where ...
A Short Night / Eine kurze Nacht
... on TV and to meet the people in front of and behind the camera. Pünktlich um 2:30 Uhr landeten wir in Khartoum. Gleich am Eingang wurde ich vom Hotelpersonal in Empfang genommen, welcher mich sicher und schnell durch die Passkontrolle schleuste. ...
Across the Nubian Desert at night to Khartoum
... at times; the 'boat' trip (the term boat is used here very loosly) was a total nightmare. Sudan very hot is an understament! In 'khartomb' Khartoumb yesterday and reached the Ethiopian border last night; ...
Going To Jail on Day Two / Am 2. Tag ins Gefängnis
... keine international Beobachter. Erst beim Verlassen des Gefängnisses begegneten wir einer Gruppe von der Mission der Vereinten Nationen im Sudan UNMIS, mit der wir uns kurz austauschten. Wir blieben auch nicht so lange und sahen keine Gefangenen ...
Radio Interview zum Referendum A Radio Interview
... der unten stehenden Link finden Sie ein Interview zum Referendum mit meiner Kollegin Frau Marina Peter vom Ökumenischen Forum Sudan im Deutschlandfunk von heute früh (8.1.2010): http://www.dradio.de/podcast/ 1.Klicke auf obige Weblink ...
Where Blue and White Nile meet
... I missed the Sufi dancer show by one day.. but I got them to see later in Cairo.. I was impressed by some modern building in Khartoum and of course the meeting of blue and white Nile and from the many minarets that raise up all over the city, some were ...
Voices From Sudan / Stimmen aus dem Sudan
... Lost Boys and of Sudanese clergy now living in the US. You will find even more links to information about Sudan on their web page: www.odysseynetworks.org. Odysee Network berichtet in einer Video Serie über die sogenannte Lost Boys ...
The Nubian Desert
... is operating here, but I must say all in a friendly manner. Here on my rest day sitting in a hotel in downtown Khartoum, I am enjoying again the small pleasures of luxury: a descent toilet, a shower, a cold (although non-alcoholic) beer, chocolate, et ...
Trucking through Sudan to Khartoum
... ; Jebel Bararal temple, Kharima, Sudan · Meroe Pyramids, Shendi, Sudan · Confluence of the Niles, Khartoum, ...
"This is the best shower and toilet so far"
... mountain, after seeing the pictures Sven (the german guy) made. he on the other hand was sure it was the best site he visited in Sudan so far. we should leave for atbara and than to bergawiya in the morning... the bus left too late again... love HelMan ...
Ramadan-a-ding-dong
... . Very atmospheric. From Port Sudan to Atbara - a place full of decaying railing engines (also very atmospheric), and now to Khartoum, where we are once more enjoying the luxuries of big cities. But not for too much longer ... we leave Khartoum in ...
Trains and planes
... in Africa thank you very much, but which the Cairo security guy thought looked a little too sharp to let on board. Disappointed to lose the spoon, but not disappointed to board my Khartoum flight. Enough travelling! Time to head ...
I don't do heat
Khartoum is over 43 degrees - who can acclimatize to heat like this? I did see the confluence of the Blue and White Nile but could not discern any colour ...