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- Sudan Arrests 12 Trying To Smuggle Mummies
Reuters Africa Sudanese authorities have arrested 12 people accused of smuggling ancient antiquities including two entire mummies, a state news agency said on Saturday. "The police authorities in Nile state have thwarted an attempt to smuggle ancient...
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Tourism: Attractions of Sudan
Xpress (Shatha Khalil)
A photo gallery of eight pictures accompanies the article.
Sudan, Africa’s largest nation, may not be a conventional place to go on holiday but it has lots to offer tourists and is untouched by the millions of visitors who explore its better known neighbour.
A drive around Khartoum, the capital city, will take you through history to a time when the British ruled this rich state.
Khartoum was home to Al Mahdi, the leader of Sudan’s resistance against British colonial rule in the late 19th century, and his residence still stands in the city.
Be sure to pass by the presidential palace to greet the guards, who will acknowledge you with different gestures every time – a gun raised in response, a salute or even a brief march-past. . . .Getting away from the main cities is a good way to make the most of this vast country. A trip to the north will take you through barren desert but will also allow you to marvel at some of the untouched villages that line the route to the pyramids at Meroe.
Though smaller than those in Egypt and not as well maintained and protected, the Sud-anese pyramids are worth visiting for anyone with an interest in ancient history.
- Remains Of Anicent Palace Discovered In Meroe
LiveScience (Owen Jarus) Hidden beneath an ancient palace in what is now central Sudan, archaeologists have discovered the oldest building in the city of Meroë, a structure that also may have housed royalty. The capital of a vast empire that flourished...
- Exhibition Review: Méroé, Un Empire Sur Le Nil
Al Ahram Weekly (David Tresilian) A detailed review of the exhibition. A spring exhibition at the Louvre in Paris is throwing unexpected light on the ancient history of Sudan, writes David Tresilian Housed in the temporary exhibition space in the Richelieu...
- Sudan's Land Of 'black Pharaohs' A Trove For Archaeologists
expatica.com There is not a tourist in sight as the sun sets over sand-swept pyramids at Meroe, but archaeologists say the Nubian Desert of northern Sudan holds mysteries to rival ancient Egypt. "There is a magic beauty about these sites that is heightened...
- Travel: Poor Image Robs Sudan Of Tourism Windfall
The National (Matt Brown) MEROE, SUDAN // A dozen 2,000-year-old pyramids rise out of the orange sand like a jagged row of teeth. In the soft sandstone bricks of these ancient tombs, the Nubian people carved pictures of the God Amun with the body of a...
- Sudan Arrests 12 Trying To Smuggle Mummies
Reuters Africa Sudanese authorities have arrested 12 people accused of smuggling ancient antiquities including two entire mummies, a state news agency said on Saturday. "The police authorities in Nile state have thwarted an attempt to smuggle ancient...