Port Sudan

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Port Sudan is a large city on the Red Sea, with docks, commercial streets and residential areas extending across an arid coastal plain. Maritime trade and transport have made it one of the country’s most important urban centres. Coral reefs begin close to the coast, creating a marine environment sharply different from the dry mountains and plains inland.

Reef diving and sea views provide unusual contrast with the dry inland landscape. Current conflict and security conditions make travel highly uncertain, despite the city’s maritime and cultural significance. The port also brings communities from across the Red Sea region together through shipping, fishing and long established trading connections. Older coral buildings survive in parts of the commercial centre.