Points of View
Map of the Sudan
About This Resource
As background to Leila Aboulela's novel Minaret, readers can link to and download the United Nations Cartographic Section maps of the Sudan and South Sudan as pdfs. Note that the Sudan and South Sudan were not yet divided during the period in which the novel is set.
Source
United Nations Cartographic Section Map No. 4458 Rev.2, March 2012. http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/sudan.pdf and Southern Sudan at http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/southsudan.pdf
How to Cite This Page
"Muslim Journeys | Item #140: Map of the Sudan", December 21, 2024 http://bridgingcultures-muslimjourneys.org/items/show/140.
Tags
colonialism, Darfur, east Africa, geography, Khartoum, map, nationalism, Nubia, South Sudan, Sudan, Sudanese