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Fun fact 2 about Sudan

The large mud brick temple, known as the Western Deffufa, in the ancient city of Kerma
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Affad 23 is an archaeological site in northern Sudan that hosts remains of prehistoric camps dating back 50,000 years.

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Sudan

Population
51.7M
Area
1.89M km²
Capital
Khartoum
Continent
Africa
30th most populous country in the world

Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the southeast, and South Sudan to the south.

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