The name: Red Sea State

The time: +3 Greenwich

The language: Arabic+ Bejawia (Bedaawit –Tegrit)

The location: located in the north east of the Sudan between latitudes (16-22) Celsius in the north and longitude (35-37) Celsius in the east

The space: 218887km

The natural geography: The most important natural phenomena are representative of the red sea hills (4000 to 8000) feet above sea level

The climate: It is a semi-desert climate, rainy in winter with high humidity summer and extend from June to September

The population: Beja are the original  population of eastern Sudan; there is also other group from different Sudan

Population number: (1396110) individual according to the fifth census (2008(

The Economy: depends on the port in the first place, with grazing, agriculture fishing, trade, clearance, air, sea and land transport

Localities of the state: port Sudan, Suakin, Sinkat, ALqunob and Alawlib rural, Haiah,Durdeab, Halayeeb, Jabet AL-Maaden, Tokar,and Ageeg

The most important cities

Port Sudan: capital of the state, and the main port of the country

Suakin: represents part of Sudan history, and port of passengers

Arkaweet: moderate climate throughout the year and it has different species of plants, birds, wild hunting and it has a tomb of Emir Oman Degna

Sinkat: moderate climate, it’s famous for religious tourism, where there is the tomb of miss Mariam

Ageeg: historic area, where there is Ibn Abbas island

Tokar: Agriculture area .there are delta and khor Baraka

In addition to: Halayeeb- Jabeet- Haya- Durdeap

Tourist Components

The red sea state is the best in terms of resources and political aspects, and it is characterized by the diversity of coast of 650 of the total length of the red sea coast (2100) km, and due to the abundance of coasted bays and meandering, its actual length is characterized by two main things

There are coasted bays which are called anchors, and in some area, the berths are protected sea ways that extend for several miles

Spread of coral reefs

The  red sea has many unique features that make it one of the most important diving areas and water sports in the world, because it enjoys high transparency and temperature, as well as biodiversity and others, the red sea has made it an ideal location for diving enthusiasts and under water photographers, in addition to mountain ranges and valleys, which contain wild life rich in various types of animals and birds, add to this ancient monuments and local heritage … and other features make it the most distinguished in terms of tourism resources