Sudan

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Map of Africa highlighting the Sudan region in orange, which stretches across the continent from Senegal and Guinea in the west through Mali, Niger, Chad, Sudan, and into Eritrea, Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Uganda in the east. Surrounding countries and major bodies of water are labeled for geographic context.

Caravan near Al-Ubayyiḍ in the Sudan region of eastern North Africa

White Nile River

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Map of Africa highlighting the Sudan region in orange, which stretches across the continent from Senegal and Guinea in the west through Mali, Niger, Chad, Sudan, and into Eritrea, Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Uganda in the east. Surrounding countries and major bodies of water are labeled for geographic context.

Sudan

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Caravan near Al-Ubayyiḍ in the Sudan region of eastern North Africa

Caravan near Al-Ubayyiḍ in the Sudan region of eastern North Africa

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White Nile River

White Nile River

Village along the White Nile River in Al-Sudd region, South Sudan.

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