Climate and Landforms

Climate

Climate in the north of Sudan is around 90 F in the winter to 108 F in the summer. The hottest months are in May and June. That would be a good time to go swimming. In the central and southern regions of Sudan the temperature is around 80 F. The rainfall in the North is 47 inches in the south and 4 inches in the north. Sandstorms are often in the South and floods are often in the North.

Landforms

Sudan has some islands. They are called Aba Island and Badien Island. Aba Island is an island on the White Nile to the south of Sudan. Badien Island is one of the biggest islands in the Nile and the second biggest island in Sudan.

Sudan also has some lakes. One is called Lake No. Lake No is a lake in Sudan. It is located just north of the vast swamp of the Sudd.
(The White Nile)

Sudan has some Mountains. Jebel Barkal, Jebel Dair, Gebel Elba, Jebel Uweinat, Kinyeti, Marrah Mountains, and the Nuba Mountains. Jebel Barkal is a small mountain located some 400 km north of Khartoum. Jebel Dair is a mountain in central Sudan. Gebel Elba is near the red sea and has moist tops. Jebel Uweinat is a mountain range in the area of the Egyption- Lybian-Sudanese border. Kinyeti is the highest mountain in Sudan. It is located in the south near the Ugandan border. The Marrah Mountains is a range of volcanic peaks created by a massif (a block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range) that rises up to 3,000 m. It is located in the center of the Dafur.

Amazing info on Sudan

History:
Did you now that Sudan was inhabited at least 60,000 years ago? A settled culture was made around 8000 BC. The people lived in fortified villages. They hunted and fished. Also they grain gathered and had cattle herding. Sudan was known to the Egyptians as Kush. Sudan had strong cultural and religious ties with Egypt. In the 8^th century BC, Kush came under the rule of an aggressive line of monarchs. They ruled from the capital city of Napata. The monarchs gradually brought their influence to Egypt. In about 750 BC, a Kushite king called Kashta conquered Upper Egypt and became ruler of Thebes.

Spread of Islam:

Islam progressed in the area over a long period of time through intermarriage and contacts with Arab merchants and settlers. In 1093, a Muslim prince of Nubian royal blood ascended the throne of Dunqulah as king.

The two most important Arabic-speaking groups to emerge in Nubia were the Jaali and the Juhayna. Both showed physical continuity with the indigenous pre-Islamic population. Today's northern Sudanese culture combines Nubian and Arabic elements.