Khartoum, cattle market
Sudan is the third largest country in Africa. It is a federal presidential representative democratic republic with a legal system based on Islamic law, since Islam is the predominant religion. The River Nile divides the country into eastern and western halves. Sudan was home to numerous ancient civilizations, such as the Kingdom of Kush, Kerma, Nobatia, Alodia, Makuria, Meroe and others, most of which flourished along the Nile. During the pre-dynastic period Nubia and Nagadan Upper Egypt were identical, simultaneously evolved systems of pharaonic kingship by 3300 BC. Because of its proximity to Egypt, the Sudan participated in the wider history of the Near East inasmuch as it was Christianized by the 6th century, and Islamized in the 15th. Sudan is rarely visited by foreigners; yet it offers a wealth of historical treasures and extraordinary landscapes. Not to forget its amazingly welcoming people. On the outskirts of Khartoum, a large cattle market is held. Villagers from everywhere in country lead their animals to sell them in the capital city, sometimes after having walked for several weeks. The atmmosphere on that day, with the sand storm, was particularly special, with the colour or the sky matching that of the sand of the desert.
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Location: Khartoum, cattle market, Sudan
Photo credit: © François-Olivier Dommergues / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: africa, arab, british, brown, cattle, challenge, challenging, desert, desertic, embargo, empire, islam, islamic, isolated, marché, market, muslim, oil, republic, sable, sand, sandstorm, soudan, storm, sudan, ésert, étail
