Republic of Sudan جمهورية السودان

1956 CE – 9999 CE · East Africa, North Africa (Nile Valley)

Islam and the Arabic language provide cultural cohesion across the north and center, while the Sufi orders provide social networks of solidarity. However, ethnic, regional, and political divisions have repeatedly fractured national cohesion.

Capital

Khartoum

Peak Era

Post-independence period (1956–present)

Historical Significance

Sudan holds significance as one of Africa's largest Muslim-majority states, as the birthplace of the Mahdist movement, as a unique synthesis of Arab and African Islam, and as a case study in the challenges of post-colonial state-building in a diverse Muslim society.