Sudan
Suakin
Suakin is a Red Sea port that had its heydays during the medieval and Ottoman periods. It traded with Venice and India, and ferried African pilgrims to Mecca. The old city was built of coral, including houses and mosques.
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Official Information
- Full Name
- Suakin (ID: 646)
- Country
- Sudan
- Status
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On tentative list 1994
Site history
History of Suakin
- 1996: Deferred
- Bureau - needs systematic inventory
- 1994: Added to Tentative List
- Added to tentative list
- Type
- Cultural
- Criteria
Links
- UNESCO
- whc.unesco.org
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UNESCO.org
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- Community Category
- Urban landscape: Maritime
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