Arriving in Kassala after a 10 hour bus ride from Port Sudan |
Taxis at the Kassala bus station |
UNHCR - High Commission for Refugees, Eastern Sudan |
Kassala .. the Mandate of Resistance ... Khalaf, Commander of the Believers |
I was incredibly pleased by the stunning scenery of Kassala |
The Taka Mountains of Kassala - Mukram, Taka, Toteil, Aweitila |
Granite domes of the Taka Mountains rise beyond the city |
Billboard showing the mountains of Kassala |
Taka Mountains, Kassala, Eastern Sudan |
East Sudan Academy for Researchers and Studies, Kassala |
Burj al-Mazara', Kassala |
Religious phrase in Arabic calligraphy, Kassala |
Light of God... |
First stop - head for the mountains |
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Village at the base of the Taka Mountains, Kassala |
Khatmiyah |
Taka Mountains, Khatmiyah village |
Taka Mountains, Khatmiyah village |
Khatmiyah Mosque - destroyed by the Madhist army in the 1880s |
Khatmiyah Mosque, Kassala |
Khatmiyah Mosque, Kassala |
Ruins of the Khatmiyah Mosque, Kassala |
Great spot - the Khatmiyah Mosque in front of the Taka Mountains |
The color of the dome of the mosque matches the mountain |
Dome of the Khatmiyah Mosque and the Taka Mountains, Kassala |
Khatmiyah Mosque, Kassala |
Roofless prayer hall of the Khatmiyah Mosque, Kassala |
Prayer hall of the Khatmiyah Mosque |
Prayer hall of the Khatmiyah Mosque |
Prayer hall of the Khatmiyah Mosque |
Prayer hall of the Khatmiyah Mosque |
Khatmiyah Mosque, Kassala |
Khatmiyah Mosque, Kassala |
Minaret of the Khatmiyah Mosque, Kassala |
Khatmiyah Mosque, Kassala |
Khatmiyah Mosque, Kassala |
Minaret of the Khatmiyah Mosque |
Khatmiyah Mosque, Kassala |
Taka Mountains, Kassala |
Girl holding her little sister, Kassala |
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Villages among the rocks at the base of the Taka Mountains |
Kassala was the only place in Sudan that I visited that I got the feeling I was in "real" Africa |
Sun with the dome of the Khatmiyah Mosque |
Taka Mountains, Kassala |
Scrambling across the giant rocks at the base of the Taka Mountains, Kassala |
Khatmiyah Mosque |
Khatmiyah Mosque |
The Khatmiyah Mosque from the nearby rocks |
Dome of the Khatmiyah Mosque |
Toteil village among the Taka Mountains |
Khatmiyah Mosque, Kassala |
Scenic Toteil, Sudan - Kassala |
Taka Mountains, Eastern Sudan |
Taka Mountains, Eastern Sudan |
Toteil village, Taka Mountains, Sudan |
Minaret of the Khatmiyah Mosque, Kassala |
Khatmiyah Mosque among the rocks |
Toteil village |
Toteil village - Taka Mountains, Kassala |
Toteil village - Taka Mountains, Kassala |
Toteil village - Taka Mountains, Kassala |
It's a bit like Yosemite-in-the-Desert |
A couple of Sudanese boys, Toteil |
Taka Mountains |
Toteil village - Taka Mountains, Kassala |
Coffeehouses among the boulders at the edge of Toteil village |
Coffeehouses, Toteil Village |
A beautiful place to relax with a drink (too bad Sudan's dry) |
Taka Mountains, Toteil |
Painted pottery for tourists, Toteil |
Toteil, Sudan-Kassala |
Toteil, Sudan-Kassala |
Coffeehouse among the boulders at the foot of the Taka Mountains, Toteil |
Taka Mountains, Toteil |
Graffiti covered rocks, Toteil |
Painting of an African spearman, Toteil |
Toteil coffee houses |
Taka Mountains - amazing scenery |
Colorful coffeehouse, Toteil |
Taka Mountains, Toteil, Sudan-Kassala |
Thatched rondavels - looking very much like "real" Africa |
Toteil coffeehouses |
View of the flag plain Kassala is built on |
Toteil - Taka Mountains |
Pottery for tourists, Toteil-Kassala |
Toteil - Taka Mountains |
Toteil village, Sudan |
Thatched rondavel, Toteil - Kassala |
Thatched rondavel, Toteil - Kassala |
Taka Mountains, Kassala, Sudan |
Rondavel in the Taka Mountains, Toteil village |
Taka Mountains, Kassala, Sudan |
Thatched rondavel, Toteil - Kassala |
Thatched rondavel, Toteil - Kassala |
Girl sitting on a wall, Kassala |
Village at the base of the Taka Mountains, Kassala |
Mosque or tomb, Toteil village, Kassala |
Two domes |
Mosque or Tomb, Toteil village |
Village at the base of the Taka Mountains, Sudan |
Two-Thumbs-Up |
Boys in the village - everyone's friendly |
Thatched hut and the Khatmiyah Mosque |
Minaret of the Khatmiyah Mosque |
Minaret of the Khatmiyah Mosque |
Minaret of the Khatmiyah Mosque |
Khatmiyah Mosque, Kassala |
Khatmiyah Mosque, Kassala |
Entrance to the Khatmiyah Mosque, Kassala |
Khatmiyah Mosque, Kassala |
Khatmiyah Mosque, Kassala |
Khatmiyah Mosque and Taka Mountains |
Amazing how the colors match so perfectly |
Dome of the Khatmiyah Mosque, Kassala |
Khatmiyah Mosque, Kassala |
Khatmiyah Mosque, Kassala |
Khatmiyah Mosque, Kassala |
Khatmiyah Mosque, Kassala |
Taka Mountains, Kassala |
Taka Mountains, Kassala |
Boys in Khatmiyah village, Kassala |
Khatmiyah village, Kassala |
Granite peaks of the Taka Mountains, Kassala |
Restaurant with very fresh sheep or goat |
Kassala, Sudan |
Bebsi Bebsi |
Tree in a square in central Kassala |
Kassala Souq |
Kassala Souq |
Kassala Souq |
Kassala Souq |
Kassala Souq |
One of the few larger buildings in Kassala |
Kassala Souq |
Kassala Souq |
Jewelry manufacture, Kassala |
Kassala people |
People in the Kassala souq |
People in the Kassala souq |
Riyadh Hotel, Kassala |
People in the Kassala souq |
Interesting things for sale, Kassala Souq |
Night falls, Kassala |
The lights come on, Kassala Souq |