Suakin
Sign in to saveSuakin or Sawakin (, Beja: Oosook) is a port city in northeastern Sudan, on the west coast of the Red Sea. It was formerly the region's chief port, but is now secondary to Port Sudan, about north.
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Place details
- Locality
- بورتسودان
- Region
- البحر الأحمر
- Country
- السودان
- Population
- 42,456
- Timezone
- Africa/Khartoum
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Suakin
- Settlement.native_name
- Oosook
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Suakin,el-Geyf mosque.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Suakin, El-Geyf mosque
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Sudan
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Sudan
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Red Sea State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- سواكن
- Country
- Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
- Population
- +43337
- Capital of
- Habesh eyalet
- Image
- Suakin,el-Geyf mosque.jpg
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Ancient
- Medieval
- Ottoman
- British rule
- 21st century
- Buildings of Suakin
- Climate
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Suakin or Sawakin (, Beja: Oosook) is a port city in northeastern Sudan, on the west coast of the Red Sea. It was formerly the region's chief port, but is now secondary to Port Sudan, about north.
Suakin used to be considered the height of medieval luxury on the Red Sea, but the old city built of coral is now in ruins. In 1983, the adjacent historic mainland town, known as the Geyf, had a population of 18,030 and the 2009 population was estimated at 43,337. Ferries run daily from Suakin to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.