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| Brian McMorrow | profile | all galleries >> Middle East, North Africa & the Caucasus >> Sudan السودان >> Sudan - Red Sea >> Suakin | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 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 |
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