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Sanum Abu Doum
The idol of Abu Doum, from the times of the Nabta
Kingdom, lies on the new Meroe city. A big tem-
ple of King Terhaga and a cemetery can be found
there.
Al Barkal Mountain
The capital of the Nabta Kingdom is one of the
most important archeological sites in Sudan. Lo-
cated on the eastern bank of the Nile, this ancient
city gathers many temples, pyramids and palaces,
including the palace of King Ntka Mani (12BC to
12 AF).
Nouri
Residential areas, a cemetery and temples from
various eras compose this site located on the east-
ern bank of the river.
Karma
Located 53km north of Dungla, Karma gathers var-
ious kinds of archeological treasures from different
eras, from BC to the Islamic era.
El Kuro
Dating from the Nabta Kingdom, El Kuro is com-
posed of a cemetery and temples, located 15km
south Kerima city.
WILD LIFE AND NATIONAL PARKS
With a naturally diverse flora, with a desert in the
north, a savanna in the south, a tropical forest in
the southwest and mountains in the east, Sudan
has a wonderful fauna.
The wildlife has been playing a key role in the Su-
danese traditions. Authentic residents of wild life
park still perform primitive hunting to get food,
medicines and clothes. Some tribes use wild ani-
mal organs in their folk dance: Mesery tribe uses
ostrich feathers while Dainka uses “Sultan Algroud”
(Sultan Monkeys) leather, and the Sholuk tribe
uses tiger leather as a gesture of knighthood. Ara-
bic tribes in Darfur and Kordufan hunt with lances
on horseback to show braveness. Animal hus-
bandry and stockbreeding are widely developed
and sufficient for supplying animal proteins for the
national market and exports. Sudan is even said to
have enough resources to feed the whole Africa.
In the 1930s, Sudan was one of the first countries
in Africa to designate wildlife protection areas.
Sudanese wild life parks gather some 237 differ-
ent species of animals and around 960 species of
birds; quarter of it comes in winter from Europe,
Eastern Asia and Siberia.
On the other hand, there are 150 species of rep-
tiles and 400 species of fishes in the Red Sea and
108 in the rivers. Certain species are confined to
specific localized areas, while others migrate ac-
cording to the seasons.
Wadi hawar National Park
This park was established by decree in 2001. It oc-
cupies around 1 455 300 hectares, in the area in
between North Darfur, North Kudorfan and North-
ern States. The park is rich in many species of ani-
mals and plants, such as gazelles, wild rats, foxes,
reptilian and birds.
Al Hassaniya Mountains
Created in2003, theparkof 8500km²providesahabi-
tat for gazelles, rabbits,wildcats, reptiliansandbirds.
Sanganaib Maritime Park
This Red Sea park is well known for its fast sea
bream, sea plants and many other fish’s species.
Three different species of sharks can also be ob-
served in this area.
Danganab Maritime Park
It was established in 2003 over an area of 300km²
and it shelters many sea birds such as kittiwakes
and sea gulls.