Sudan

Sudan unites Nubian, Arab and Saharan cultures along the Nile, with deep traditions in poetry, leatherwork and music.

Building & habitat Crafts Music & dance Food & cooking Language & oral

Knowledge in this place

Nubian vaulted houses

Nubian vaulted houses

Nubian builders raise mudbrick homes with vaulted roofs and painted doorways.

Building & habitat

Sudanese leatherwork

Sudanese leatherwork

Craftsmen tan and tool leather into sandals, saddles and amulet cases.

Haqiba song

Haqiba song

Haqiba is a vocal genre of poetry sung in chorus with hand percussion.

Ful medames cooking

Ful medames cooking

Slow-simmered fava beans dressed with oil and spices open the Sudanese day.

Nubian languages

Nubian languages

Nubian tongues such as Nobiin survive in villages along the northern Nile.

Language & oral