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General Information
Sudanese International Airports
Khartoum International Airport
+ 249 0183 779147 / 779126
Port Sudan Airport
+ 249 03118 22840
Juba Airport
+ 249 08118 20800
Dongola Airport
+ 249 02418 22077
El fashir Airport
+ 249 07318 40832
Nyala Airport
+ 249 07118 40832
Kassala Airport
+ 249 04118 52909
El obied Airport
+ 249 06118 21499 / 22000
Marawi Airport
+ 249 02318 21075
ed-Dabba Airport
+ 249 02718 71028
Kadugli Airport
+ 249 06312 2081
Malakal Airport
+ 249 08312 2011
Currency Regulations
Foreign visitors are permitted to bring along any
amount of foreign currency, travellers’ cheques or let-
ters of credit, provided that they declare these sums at
the Customs Foreign Exchange at the arrival terminals.
The Customs Declaration Certificate is valid for three
months, subject to renewal. Any transaction involving
foreign currency outside the amounts declared is illegal.
Other transactions like the selling or buying of foreign
currency within the declared sums are done through
dealing with the accredited bank exchange bureaus
found in most hotels, bank branches and airports. On
departure, a foreign visitor may leave with unspent cur-
rency, provided that the spent amounts have been duly
registered and deducted from the total sum indicated in
the Customs Declaration Certificate.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Currency, Exchange Rate and Banks
The Sudanese pound is the national currency. Notes
are issued in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50
pounds. In 2010, one American dollar (US$1) bought
approximately 2.4 Sudanese pounds (SDG 2.4) and
one Euro (€1) will buy 3 Sudanese pounds.
There are banks in major cities and towns. The usual
working hours are 8.30am to 2.30pm Saturday to
Thursday.
Time
Sudan is three hours ahead of Greenwich Mean
Time.
Official Working Hours
The government sector works from 7.30am to
2.30pm, Saturday to Thursday. Friday is an official
holiday. Sunday is a weekly holiday in southern
states. Most companies work later in the afternoon
(until 5pm), and some are closed on Saturday.
Measurement System
Length: metric (metres, centimetres)
Weight: metric (kilograms, grams)
Land: 1 feddan = 4,200 sq m = 0.42 hectares
Public Holidays
The fixed holidays are:
Independence Day: January 1st
Orthodox Christmas: January 7th
Coptic Easter Monday: April 12th
Revolution Day: June 30th
Assumption Day: August 15th
All Saints Day: November 1st
Christmas Day: December 25th
As Sudan is an Islamic country, festivals in Sudan
are based on the lunar calendar. The dates vary
therefore from year to year but they are usually an-
nounced in the newspapers a few days beforehand.
Foreign Embassies in Sudan
Embassy of Algeria
Mashtal St., Riyadh, Khartoum
PO Box 80
Tel: + 249 183 234773 / 233212
Fax: + 249 183 224160