Sudan

A large protected area in southeastern Sudan near the Ethiopian border, covering diverse habitats from savanna woodland to permanent wetlands, and supporting populations of elephants, giraffes, antelope and over 300 bird species.

A isolated mountain of black granodiorite rising from the Nile Valley near Karima, sacred to ancient Nubians and crowned by the Temple of Amun, part of a World Heritage Site.

A vast necropolis of steep-sided Nubian pyramids south of Khartoum, built by the Kingdom of Kush as royal tombs from the 8th century BCE to the 2nd century CE.

An isolated coral atoll and marine national park in the central Red Sea, 50 km offshore from Port Sudan, known for its pristine reefs, large pelagic fish populations and sea turtle nesting beaches.

A massive Temple of Amun built by Amenhotep III in the 14th century BCE in Lower Nubia, one of the largest religious structures ever built in Nubia and one of the best-preserved from ancient Egypt.

An ancient Red Sea port city on the Sudanese coast, active from the 8th century BCE as a terminus of trans-Saharan trade routes, later an Ottoman and British naval base, now largely abandoned but preserving its distinctive coral-stone architecture.