Sudanese states, found on the map
Learn all eighteen states, including West Kordofan. Disputed Abyei is not a nineteenth state. Reference boundaries do not show current control.
18 to find, 8 a run.
3 rounds, 6 of 8 to pass each. Pass one and its places are yours.
Every one on the map
Every place listed below can be asked in this game. Places you find in a passed round drop out of your remaining pool.
- Blue Nile
- Central Darfur
- East Darfur
- Gedaref
- Gezira
- Kassala
- Khartoum
- North Darfur
- North Kordofan
- Northern
- Red Sea
- River Nile
- Sennar
- South Darfur
- South Kordofan
- West Darfur
- West Kordofan
- White Nile
What the map tells you about each one
The paragraph the game shows when you find each one. Reading them first is not cheating.
- Khartoum
- The state includes Khartoum, Omdurman and Khartoum North. These are distinct cities within one urban area.
- Northern
- Dongola, Kerma and the Napatan sites lie in this large, mostly arid state.
- River Nile
- Atbara and the Meroë archaeological area are in River Nile State. The state name is not the river itself.
- Red Sea
- Port Sudan and Suakin are coastal cities. The source boundary includes disputed Hala’ib and does not establish sovereignty.
- Kassala
- Kassala city stands near the Taka Mountains and the seasonal Gash river.
- Gedaref
- Gedaref is associated with rain-fed farming. Its city and state share a name.
- Gezira
- Wad Madani is a major city of the Gezira, also written Al Jazirah. Irrigation is central to the area’s agricultural history.
- Sennar
- Sennar’s name recalls the Funj sultanate. Singa and Sennar are separate cities within this state.
- Blue Nile
- Damazin lies in Blue Nile State, near Roseires Reservoir. A state and a river can carry the same name.
- White Nile
- Kosti and Rabak face one another across the river corridor. White Nile State is not the whole White Nile basin.
- North Kordofan
- El Obeid has a long commercial history in the gum arabic region.
- South Kordofan
- Kadugli lies near the Nuba Mountains. State boundaries are not language or ethnic boundaries.
- West Kordofan
- West Kordofan is one of Sudan’s eighteen states. Disputed Abyei is omitted from the states answer pool.
- North Darfur
- El Fasher lies in the southern part of this extensive state. Darfur comprises five states in this exercise.
- South Darfur
- Nyala is an important city in South Darfur. The state is distinct from neighbouring East Darfur.
- West Darfur
- El Geneina is near Chad. Borders do not describe community identities or present movement conditions.
- Central Darfur
- Jebel Marra’s volcanic landscapes include the Deriba crater lakes.
- East Darfur
- Ed Daein is a major town in East Darfur. This is a reference state boundary, not a line of military control.
How this one works
How many states are on the map?
18. Every one of them is on the map, and a run asks 8 of them. Pass a round and the places you found in it drop out of the pool, so the next run is what you have left.
What is a round?
A run of 8 questions, and 6 right passes it. 3 rounds cover the whole map, and the counter at the top of the Sudan page counts the ones behind you. Passing is what banks a round's finds: miss the mark and nothing is taken off the map, so every place that round asked about is still there to be asked again. A round is always the places you have not found yet, and when fewer than five are left it is topped up with a few you have found as review, so the last round is never one or two questions. Three quarters of it passes it.
Can I start the map over?
Yes. "Reset this map" under the counter puts all 18 back in the pool and sets the rounds to zero the moment you press it, so the whole map is there to be found again from nothing. It clears this map only; the other maps of Sudan keep their progress.
Do I need an account?
No. The game plays in the page, and a guest's progress is kept in their own browser. Signing in carries it between devices and earns XP for a run.
What happens when I get one wrong?
The map names what you actually hit, then lights up the right answer in green and tells you something about the place. Missing one is how most of this map gets learned.
The other maps of Sudan
Australia has the same map in Australian states and territories. Austria has the same map in Austrian states. Brazil has the same map in Brazilian states. Germany has the same map in German states. India has the same map in Indian states. Malaysia has the same map in Malaysia’s states and territories. Mexico has the same map in Mexican states. Nigeria has the same map in States and FCT of Nigeria. United States has the same map in American states. All three together on the Sudan atlas page, the country itself on the Sudan guide, and the other two hundred on the world map.