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| Brian McMorrow | profile | all galleries >> Middle East, North Africa & the Caucasus >> Sudan السودان >> Nubia >> El Daba | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 Northern Highway on the West Bank of the Nile passing Abu Dom |
 Minaret with a pair of elaborate green-domed tombs near Abu Dom |
 Small livestock market near El Daba |
 Sudanese man riding a donkey cart "sidesaddle" along the main road |
 El Daba, a short fuel stop (or so it was intended to be...) |
 While Mahmoud refueled the truck and bought provisions, we walked around the market |
 Mahmoud had warned us against taking photos, but as I was armed with a government-issued photo permit, I was not deterred |
 Our first small Sudanese town, we found El Daba interesting |
 But not five minutes into our stroll around town we were stopped by the secret police |
 The plain-clothed policeman told us we needed to first register at the secret police station then we could take photos |
 Friendly man in El Daba (not the secret policeman) |
 ...it doesn't look like they get many visitors to El Daba... |
 The policeman gave us directions to the place where we should register (down to the mosque and and take a right) and set us free |
 Walking through El Daba Souq looking for the Secret Police Staion |
 ...would it have a sign "Secret Police"? |
 Busy little main street of El Daba |
 El Daba, Sudan |
 Sudanese boy and man, El Daba |
 Shopping in El Daba Souq |
 Donkey Cart driving through El Daba |
 Main Street, El Daba |
 Drinking tea, El Daba |
 Friendliy people of El Daba |
 El Daba |
 "Coldair", El Daba ... guessing A/C shop |
 "Creativity Center" El Daba |
 The Mosque of El Daba |
 Small agricultural fields along the Nile, El Daba |
 The Nile at El Daba...we should turn right to find the Secret Police Station |
 The Nile at El Daba, Sudan |
 Decent-sized boat, El Daba |
 Fields along the Nile, El Daba |
 Fields along the Nile, El Daba |
 Fields along the Nile, El Daba |
 Some kind of fruit |
 Some kind of fruit |
 We found the Secret Police Station by getting stopped by the secret police in front of their station |
 Minaret of El Daba from in front of Secret Police HQ |
 ...I thought it would be a quick matter of showing our permits from Khartoum and signing the book... |
 ...but not all ze papers vere in order so they had to fetch Mahmoud... |
 After an hour or so, we were freed |
 View from the restaurant where we had lunch |
 Walking around the El Daba Souq |
 Donkey Cart, El Daba |
 Sudanese men, El Daba |
 Wave from a man passing on a donkey cart |
 El Daba Souq |
 Big smile, El Daba Souq |
 Sudanese boy, El Daba |
 Friendly El Daba Souq |
 El Daba Souq |
 Kids in the El Daba Souq |
 Butcher, El Daba Souq |
 Butcher, El Daba Souq |
 El Daba Souq |
 El Daba Souq |
 Boy on a bike, El Daba |
 Boy, El Daba |
 El Daba Souq |
 Friendly greeting, El Daba |
 Boys on a donkey cart, El Daba |
 After our extended visit to El Daba, I have no State Secrets to report |
 Reed hut on the edge of El Daba |
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