Sudan — Capital, Flag and Country Facts

Explore Sudan: capital Khartoum, population, flag, geography, languages, history and culture.

Sudan is in Africa. Its capital is Khartoum.

Climate

Hot and dry; arid desert to the north; tropical in the far south with rainy season

Generally flat plain; mountains in the far south, northeast, and west; desert dominates the north

Sudan has more pyramids than Egypt - over 200 ancient Nubian pyramids.

The Blue Nile and White Nile converge in Khartoum to form the Nile River.

Sudan is the third-largest country in Africa after Algeria and DR Congo.

1504: Funj Sultanate established, the first Muslim state in the region

1821: Turko-Egyptian conquest of Sudan

1885: Mahdist Revolution overthrows Turko-Egyptian rule

1956: Independence from Anglo-Egyptian condominium

2011: South Sudan separates, and Sudan loses significant oil reserves

2019: Revolution topples long-ruling President Omar al-Bashir