This book is a must-read for the general-interest reader of a forgotten, though fascinating, land. In addition, there are descriptions of black Sudanese pharaohs of Egypt, the lifestyle of a Bedouin family along with British involvement in ruling the country (a section on the Battle of Omdurman led by Kitchener with a young, ambitious Winston Churchill in the ranks) and of the civil wars since independence in 1956.įinally, it suggests a way out of the cul-de-sac of poverty and deprivation. The burial chambers offer a rare glimpse into the nature. It is a largely desert country but where the Blue and White Niles combine to form a majestic life-giving river on its way to the Mediterranean Sea. Pyramids of Sudan (QMPS) directed by HE Sheikh Hassan bin Mohamed bin Ali Al-Thani (Vice Chair.
This book is far more than a travelogue.įrom diaries and photographs of a safe, non-alcoholic, wonderful holiday, it tells of a short tour of a smiling poor people with an ancient, frequently violent history, pyramids and tombs in royal cemeteries with wonderful paintings and reliefs to behold. A Glimpse of North Sudan aims to correct that. The trip from Aswan to Abu Simbel is along a road in the middle of the Sahara desert. Abu Simbel is located close to the the border of Egypt and Sudan. Against the better judgement we decided walk hoping to enjoy a cool evening breeze. in 270BC and the remains of more than 100 pyramids are clearly visible. The pyramids were just about 20-25 minutes of walking distance from our hotel. North Sudan is a largely unknown, thought-to-be-unsafe land. Its easy to understand why: Sudan ranges from desert in the north to mountains.
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