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Motorways
No asphalt motorways were constructed in Sudan
during the colonial rule. The first motorway, connect-
ing Khartoum to Wad Medani, was laid after Sudan
gained independence, in the period between 1957
and 1964. Additionally there are hard-surface land
routes that are passable year-round.
These are the motorways in Sudan:
• Khartoum to Atbara: This was laid in the last
four years and spans 306 km. It is the first asphalt
motorway to be constructed on the east of the
Nile in a northward direction from Khartoum. The
archeological sites of the ancient kingdom of
Meroe are located along its path. North and south
of Shendi, at El Bajrawiya, Naq’aa and Mussa-
warat.
• Khartoum to Damazeen: The span of this
motorway is approximately 550 km. It runs through
the major agricultural production areas of Gezira
along the White Nile. The motorway links several
towns of the White Nile and Kordofan states.
• Khartoum to Kadugli: This has a span of 900
Sudan offers great roads infrastructures
km connecting Khartoum to the capital of South
Kordofan state, Kadugli. Located along its path
are the towns of Um Ruwaba, Rahad, Debeibat,
Dalanj and lastly, Kadugli.
• Khartoum to Port Sudan – The stretch of this
motorway, including the Khartoum–Wad Medani
section, is 1190 km. It traverses in a semi-circle
through Gezira, Gedarif, Kasssala and Port
Sudan States, passing by many major towns and
terminating at Port Sudan.
• Nyala to Kas to Zalingei – This motorway connects
Nyala town, the capital of South Darfur state, to
the towns of Kas and Zalingei in the highland
region of Jebel Marra through a distance of 210
km
Airlines
(see Business Resources chapter)