Reviving Sudan’s Ancient History and Tourism

Abstract

Reviving Sudan’s ancient civilizations has attracted people’s attention in the last two years, especially as the public have realized the importance of international tourism toward developing Sudan’s potential strategic importance. Heritage sites have suffered from neglect although currently the existence of a large number of pyramids has been recorded in Sudan. More and more visitors started to come to Sudan for both academic research and tourism. This research paper highlights Sudan’s potential sites for touristic development, based on conservation of existing pyramids, as well as remotely placed antiquities related to Kush. Journeys to the Nile Valley have uncovered the cultural integration between Sudan’s civilizations Napta, Karma, and Kush and the civilizations of Aksum in Ethiopia and the Egyptian kingdoms. The Kush Kingdom is one of the most influential cultures in the world, which was not only dominant over many countries, but had astronomical knowledge and beliefs. Finally, prototypes of architectural projects built in both the Bagraywiah area of northern Khartoum city and Meroe city are the celestial village and the cultural library, respectively. They are the starting point for high-quality projects dedicated to serving tourism on a national scale. These ancient relations and unique types of knowledge will be emphasized in the projects through building design and functions to reveal the identity of the archaeological sites.