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The Sudan, Africa’s largest country in area, is a territory of incredible historical and political importance. It covers an area of about 2.5 million km2 or almost one tenth of the total area of Africa. The country is located in the northeastern part of Africa and extends from latitude 3° to 23° north and from latitude 22° to 39° east. The Sudan shares borders with nine countries: Egypt, Libya, Central African Republic, Chad, Zaire, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, and Eritrea. The country is on the whole a mammoth plain, divided by mountain ranges such as Jebel Marra in western Sudan and Mount Kinyeti Imatong, bordering Uganda. The Blue and White Niles come together in Khartoum forming the River Nile, which flows northwards through Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea.
The Sudanese land and its location at the crossroads of Africa have influenced the course of its politics and history, and the Sudanese people have ardently developed...
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Abushara, R.M. (2004). Sudanese. In: Ember, C.R., Ember, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-29905-X_98
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