The parallel defines part of the border between Libya and Sudan, and within Sudan it defines the border between the Northern and North Darfur states.

The language of Nubia, extending today from southern Egypt into northern Sudan.

The Second Sudanese Civil War erupts in 1983 between the Muslim government of Sudan in the north and non Muslim rebel secessionists in Southern Sudan.

It is currently restricted to small regions in South Sudan, Tanzania and northern Uganda.

On its northern face the plateau falls in terraces to the level of the eastern Sudan.

It is bordered by Eritrea to the north and northeast, Djibouti and Somalia to the east, Sudan and South Sudan to the west, and Kenya to the south.

Bordering Ethiopia are Sudan and South Sudan to the west, Djibouti and Eritrea to the north, Somalia to the east and Kenya to the south.

New flag of Southern Sudan.

This post is part of our special coverage South Sudan Referendum 2011. Southern Sudan has officially become Africa's newest nation after Southern Sudanese voted for secession from the north.

So what then distinguishes the Israeli Palestinian conflict from that in Northern Ireland, or the civil war in Sudan from that in Liberia?

The new flag of Southern Sudan.

The major ethnicity of South Sudan.

Jebel Barkal or Gebel Barkal () is a very small mountain located some 400 km north of Khartoum, in Karima town in Northern State in Sudan, on a large bend of the Nile River, in the region called Nubia.

The Sahel covers parts of (from west to east) Senegal, southern Mauritania, central Mali, northern Burkina Faso, extreme south of Algeria, Niger, extreme north of Nigeria, central Chad, central and southern Sudan, northern South Sudan and northern Eritrea.

2011 South Sudan gains independence and secedes from Sudan.

For times predating 1899, usage of the term Sudan for the territory of the Republic of Sudan is somewhat anachronistic, and may also refer to the more diffuse concept of the Sudan region.

The modern Republic of Sudan was formed in 1956 and inherited its boundaries from Anglo Egyptian Sudan, established 1899.

This post is part of our special coverage South Sudan Referendum 2011. Voters in Southern Sudan went to the polls today to decide whether to separate or remain part of Sudan.

This article shows a list of cities and towns in Sudan.

North of 11 N the hills turn more to the east and fall more gradually to the East Sudanian savanna plains at their base.

Ah woe Sudan!

Sons of the Sudan, summoned now to serve,Shoulder the task of preserving our country.

With South Sudan s independence,the rest of Arab dominated Sudan could face further division, with Darfur leaving next.

It is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Djibouti and Somalia to the east, Sudan and South Sudan to the west, and Kenya to the south.

The language of the Nuer, another numerous South Sudanese people.

So let's go back to Sudan.

They were travelling to Sudan.

Welcoming home returning IDPs in Sudan

Maggie Fick believes that Africa s newest country, South Sudan is starting off on the wrong foot There has been heavy fighting between the Southern army and an intractable local rebel movement, clashes between fractious units of the northern Sudanese army deployed in the south, an ugly police abuse scandal, and the assassination of a government minister in his office...

These are photos documenting Southern Sudan's landmark referendum.

Homosexuality is outlawed in 38 African countries and it can be punishable by death in Mauritania, Sudan, and northern Nigeria.

Some lines also extended to some parts of south Sudan Culture Museums The largest museum in all of Sudan is the National Museum of Sudan.

It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the southwest by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania.

We walked 120 kilometers until we reached Sudan.

Sudan is not an exception.

The PLO opposed it as well.

Sudan, another country in Kenya s neighborhood, is fractured by rebellion.

And yesterday there were demonstrations in Sudan because of the rise of the prices.

A flag did exist as a rank flag for the British Governor General of the Sudan.

Later, it became the administrative center of Sudan and official capital.

The meaning of the colors Black the Southern Sudanese people, Red the blood shed for freedom, Green the land, Blue the waters of the river Nile Gold Star unity of the states of Southern Sudan.

Was this Sudan's first Facebook Revolution with the help of twitter as a side kick?

Sudan was the largest country in Africa and the Arab world until 2011, when South Sudan separated into an independent country, following an independence referendum.

The referendum is part of the 2005 Naivasha Agreement between the Khartoum central government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army Movement and may see the division of South Sudan from the rest of the country.

From Saudi Arabia, Omar Alattas asks When will the Sudan referendum results be announced?