Port of Suakin - Ferries across the Red Sea to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
Oujda - I had been intending on taking that boat to Jeddah on a transit visa but the KSA Embassy in Khartoum denied my visa |
The oldest port in Sudan, Suakin seems frozen in the 1920s when Port Sudan took over |
Minaret, Suakin |
Suakin, El-Geyf Mosque |
Suakin was reestablished in the 16th Century as a port for Mecca-bound pilgrims, which it remains to this day |
سواكن |
With most shipping moved to Port Sudan, only a small fishing fleet and the Jeddah ferry remains in Suakin |
Dhow at the Port of Suakin, Sudan |
Causeway and gate to Suakin Island, Sudan |
Suakin Island is covered with mostly Ottoman ruins |
Mostly ruins, many of Suakin Island's buildings are built of coral stone |
Crumbling building on Suakin Island |
Many of the buildings on Suakin Island had been rather large |
Ruins of Suakin Island (Gezira) |
Ruins of Suakin Island |
Piles of rubble surrounding an old Suakin ruin |
Ruins of Suakin Island (Gezira) |
Remains of a wall, Suakin Island |
Walking around Suakin Island is rather treacherous off the main roads |
One of the more substantial buildings on Suakin Island - Korshid Effendi's house |
The two mosques on Suakin Island have also been preserved |
Suakin Island - minaret among ruins |
Ruins of the old custom's house with two old mortars, Suakin Island |
Khorshid Effendi House - Lord Kitchener's HQ |
Suakin Island was a major slaving port |
The Hanafi Mosque was depicted on Portuguese drawings of Suakin dated 1541 |
The two mosques on Suakin Island were restored 1866-1872 |
Khorshid Effendi House, Suakin Island |
Old mortar, Suakin Island |
Old cannon, Suakin Island |
Shafai Mosque, Suakin Island - also pre-1541 |
Shafai Mosque, Suakin Island |
Suakin Island - Shafai Mosque |
Suakin Island - Shafai Mosque |
Sunset with the minaret of Suakin Island's Hanafi Mosque |
Hanafi Mosque, Suakin Island, at sunset |
Hanafi Mosque, Suakin Island, at sunset |
Minaret of Shafai Mosque at sunset, Suakin Island |
Minaret of Shafai Mosque at sunset, Suakin Island |
Minaret of Shafai Mosque at sunset, Suakin Island |
Wandering around deserted Suakin Island is a bit like exploring a ghost town |
The two minarets of Suakin Island, Sudan |
The two minarets of Suakin Island, Sudan |
Ruins of Suakin Island at sunset |
Shafai Mosque, Suakin Island |
Camels in front of the Shafai Mosque |
Camel at sunset, Suakin Island |
Camel at sunset, Suakin Island |
Shafai Mosque, Suakin Island |
Shafai Mosque, Suakin Island |
Ruins of the Shafai Mosque, Suakin Island |
Ruins of the Shafai Mosque, Suakin Island |
Ruins of the Shafai Mosque, Suakin Island |
Minaret of a mainland mosque with the coastal mountain range, Suakin |
Port of Suakin at dusk |
Looking across the harbor from Suakin Island to the "new town" |
Minarets of the town of Suakin from the island |
Dusk falls over Suakin |
The causeway from Suakin Island back to the mainland |
Old arcade, Suakin - Etisalat Abu Hashem |
Minaret of Taj es-Sir Mosque, Suakin |
Taj es-Sir Mosque, Suakin |
Bus advertising |
Welcome |
Main street of old Suakin |
Main Street, Suakin |
Taj es Sir Mosque, Suakin |
Taj es Sir, the largest mosque in Suakin |
Taj es Sir Mosque, Suakin |
Minaret, Suakin |
Gate of Suakin, built by order of Lord Kitchener, 1886, Suakin |
Main Street, Suakin, looking east from the Suakin Gate |