Suakin Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
port in north-eastern Sudan on the west coast of the Red Sea
About Suakin
Suakin was likely Ptolemy's Port of Good Hope, Limen Evangelis, which is similarly described as lying on a circular island at the end of a long inlet. Suakin was first mentioned by name in the 10th century by al-Hamdani, who says it was already an ancient town. At that time, Suakin was a small Beja settlement, but it began to expand after the abandonment of the port of Badi to its south. The Beja were originally Christian. Despite the town's formal submission to the Muslim Mamluks in 1317, O. G. S. Crawford believed that the city remained a center of Christianity into the 13th century. Muslim immigrants such as the Banu Kanz gradually transformed this: Ibn Battuta records that in 1332, there was a Muslim "sultan" of Suakin, al-Sharif Zaid ibn-Abi Numayy ibn-'Ajlan, who was the son of a Mec
Top Attractions in Suakin
Explore the best things to see and do in Suakin:
- ★City gate
- ★Suakin Island
- ★Taj as-Sirr Mosque
Where to Stay in Suakin
- 🏨Basiri Plaza Hotel
- 🏨Bohein Hotel
Suakin Travel Guide Sections
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