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Travelling through the Western Desert

Collection: pawelwolf.pawelwolf
Description: The Western Desert between the Second and Third Cataracts is nowadays almost deserted and devoid of vegetation. The mountains are covered by sand dunes, some of which are very high. The photo was taken on a joint tour with Derek Welsby and Bill Adams, on which we visited the sites where Bill Adams had excavated in the 1960s.
Travelling through the Western Desert

C. W. Grabham, 'The Bayuda Volcanic Field',Sudan Notes and Records, Vol. 3 No. 2, April 1920, pp.133-136

Collection: universityofkhartoum.sudannotesandrecords
Description: A note describing the Bayuda volcanic field, a volcanic field in Sudan, within the Bayuda Desert. It covers a surface of about 11 by 48 kilometres (6.8 mi × 29.8 mi) and consists of a number of cinder cones as well as some mars and explosion craters.
C. W. Grabham, 'The Bayuda Volcanic Field',Sudan Notes and Records, Vol. 3 No. 2, April 1920, pp.133-136

Village Near the Shore

Collection: nationalrecordsoffice.images
Description: A village and palm trees near the shore
Village Near the Shore

A doum palm tree (Hyphaene thebaica) in Nubia sheltering three people. Wood engraving by Faguet, c. 1867.

Collection: wellcomecollection.wellcomecollection
A doum palm tree (Hyphaene thebaica) in Nubia sheltering three people. Wood engraving by Faguet, c. 1867.

C.R.K.B., 'The Pibor River', Sudan Notes and Records, Vol. 5 No. 4 1922, pp.237-240

Collection: universityofkhartoum.sudannotesandrecords
Description: A response to a previous issue of the Royal Geographical Society's Journal containing an article on the Pibor River. The Pibor River, also called the River Pibor, is a river in Eastern South Sudan, which defines part of South Sudan's border with Ethiopia. From its source near Pibor Post it flows north for about 320 kilometres (200 mi), joining the Baro River to form the Sobat River, which is a tributary of the White Nile.
C.R.K.B., 'The Pibor River', Sudan Notes and Records, Vol. 5 No. 4 1922, pp.237-240

Merowe Dam, Sudan

Collection: frederiquecifuentes.merowedamsiteinsudan
Description: A view of dry land on the Merowe dam project site after the diversion of the Nile river. The Nile water diverted from the original path for the construction of the first phase.
Merowe Dam, Sudan

G. A. Reisner, 'Historical Inscriptions From Gebel Barkal', Sudan Notes and Records, Vol. 4 No. 1, 1921, pp.59-75

Collection: universityofkhartoum.sudannotesandrecords
Description: An article examining the inscriptions from Gebel Barkal. This is a very small mountain located some 400 km north of Khartoum, in Karima town in Northern State in Sudan, on a large bend of the Nile River, in the region called Nubia. The mountain is 98 m tall, has a flat top, and apparently was used as a landmark by the traders in the important route between central Africa, Arabia, and Egypt, as the point where it was easier to cross the great river.
G. A. Reisner, 'Historical Inscriptions From Gebel Barkal', Sudan Notes and Records, Vol. 4 No. 1, 1921, pp.59-75

A photograph of the old Atbara city centre square before the planting of trees in the municipal park

Collection: rashidphotostudio.rashidphotostudio
Description: A photograph of the old Atbara city centre square before the planting of trees in the municipal park
A photograph of the old Atbara city centre square before the planting of trees in the municipal park

Merowe Dam, Sudan

Collection: frederiquecifuentes.merowedamsiteinsudan
Description: View of the site from the top of a crane with the river Nile in the background. The project aims at eliminating the current deficit in electricity in the Sudan and at satisfying future demand. The project also aims at contributing to the industrial and agricultural development, the employment and the improvement of the standard of living for the citizens.
Merowe Dam, Sudan

End of an asphalt road - end of civilization

Collection: pawelwolf.pawelwolf
Description: The end of the unfinished asphalt road between Seleim and Old Dongola
End of an asphalt road - end of civilization

C. R. Bacon and C. R. K. Bacon, 'Days And Nights On The Akobo River', Sudan Notes and Records, Vol. 6 No. 1 1923, pp.51-55

Collection: universityofkhartoum.sudannotesandrecords
Description: The Akobo River is a river on the border between South Sudan and Ethiopia. From its source in the Ethiopian Highlands near Mizan Teferi it flows West for 434 kilometres (270 mi) to join the Pibor River.
C. R. Bacon and C. R. K. Bacon, 'Days And Nights On The Akobo River', Sudan Notes and Records, Vol. 6 No. 1 1923, pp.51-55

Jonglei (Sudan), aerial view of burned grassland near Kongor

Collection: americangeographicalsocietylibraryuniversityofwisconsinmilwaukee.photographs
Description: January 21 1938. Six miles north of Kongor, Sudan: An area of burned grassland, where peculiarities of the soil are shown up by the pattern of burning. 09:45.
Jonglei (Sudan), aerial view of burned grassland near Kongor

Cotton Cultivation

Collection: nationalrecordsoffice.images
Description: From the water tower a view of how cotton is being cultivated.
Cotton Cultivation

Serir and hamada landscape in the Western Desert

Collection: pawelwolf.pawelwolf
Description: Serir and hamada landscape in the Western Desert
Serir and hamada landscape in the Western Desert

P.B.B., 'The savage Sudan', Sudan Notes and Records, Vol. 19 No. 2 1936

Collection: universityofkhartoum.sudannotesandrecords
Description: Review of a book about the Bahr El Gazal area and its people.
P.B.B., 'The savage Sudan', Sudan Notes and Records, Vol. 19 No. 2 1936

A Hill

Collection: nationalrecordsoffice.images
Description: Two men riding donkeys near a hill with shrubbery
A Hill

The Tree Day celebrations

Collection: rashidphotostudio.rashidphotostudio
Description: The Tree Day celebrations
The Tree Day celebrations

Khartoum and Omdurman bridge

Collection: nationalrecordsoffice.images
Description: An aerial view of the Khartoum and Omdurman bridge.
Khartoum and Omdurman bridge

Landscape at the 4th Cataract

Collection: pawelwolf.pawelwolf
Description: Landscape near Dar el-Arab at the 4th Cataract
Landscape at the 4th Cataract

H. C. J., 'Desiccation?', Sudan Notes and Records, Vol. 2 No. 4, October 1919

Collection: universityofkhartoum.sudannotesandrecords
Description: Desiccation?
H. C. J., 'Desiccation?', Sudan Notes and Records, Vol. 2 No. 4, October 1919

E. Lampen, 'A Short Account Of Meidob', Sudan Notes and Records, Vol. 11 1928, pp.55-67

Collection: universityofkhartoum.sudannotesandrecords
Description: Meidob is a volcanic field is a Holocene volcanic field in Darfur, Sudan. It is one of several volcanic fields in Africa whose origin is explained by the activity of mantle plumes and their interaction with crustal structures. Meidob lies at the southern margin of the Sahara.
E. Lampen, 'A Short Account Of Meidob', Sudan Notes and Records, Vol. 11 1928, pp.55-67

Dafur panorama, Western Sudan

Collection: westernsudancommunitymuseums.photographs
Description: A panoramic image of the Darfur landscape near Kas, shot from a drone.
Dafur panorama, Western Sudan

Sudan, dry river bed near adobe village.

Collection: americangeographicalsocietylibraryuniversityofwisconsinmilwaukee.photographs
Description: Sudan, Dry River Bed.
Sudan, dry river bed near adobe village.

View into the valley of Musawwarat es-Sufra

Collection: pawelwolf.pawelwolf
Description: View into the valley of Musawwarat es-Sufra from a mountain in the north of the valley. Between the solitary mountain in the foreground and the mountains in the background, one can see the large hafir (artificial water basin from the Kushite era) with the excavation house of Humboldt University on the left. To the right of this mountain, part of the Great Enclosure of Musawwarat es-Sufra can be seen in the background.
View into the valley of Musawwarat es-Sufra

Desert camp at Wadi Halfa

Collection: nationalrecordsoffice.images
Description: A panoramic view of the desert camp at Wadi Halfa.
Desert camp at Wadi Halfa

A. J. Arkell, 'Rock Pictures In Northern Darfur', Sudan Notes and Records, Vol. 20 No. 2 1937, pp.281-287

Collection: universityofkhartoum.sudannotesandrecords
Description: The personal account of the author's trip to visit the rock pictures in Northern Darfur with numerous photographs and drawings.
A. J. Arkell, 'Rock Pictures In Northern Darfur', Sudan Notes and Records, Vol. 20 No. 2 1937, pp.281-287

Omdurman Beach

Collection: nationalrecordsoffice.images
Description: Life on the shore of Omdurman
Omdurman Beach

D. C. Cumming, 'The History Of Kassala And The Province Of Taka', Sudan Notes and Records, Vol. 20 No. 1 1937, pp.1-45

Collection: universityofkhartoum.sudannotesandrecords
Description: The History Of Kassala And The Province Of Taka
D. C. Cumming, 'The History Of Kassala And The Province Of Taka', Sudan Notes and Records, Vol. 20 No. 1 1937, pp.1-45
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