Suakin Island

Sudan


Suakin Island was Sudan's only port before the construction of Port Sudan. Abandoned in the 1930s, it's now a melancholy ghost town, full of crumbling coral buildings, demonic cats said to be cursed, and circling kites and hawks with a devil's shrill call. A few buildings have been recently renovated by Turkish investors. The ruins, connected to the mainland by a short causeway, are fascinating to explore.


  • placement: superzone
  • path: Destinations/POIs/superzone
  • possible size: [970, 250], [970, 90], [728, 90], [1, 1],
  • targeting:
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      "url": "sudan/suakin-1341865/attractions/suakin-island/a/poi-sig/1315369/1341865",
      "destination": "Sudan",
      "continent": "Africa",
      "country": "Sudan",
      "position": "superzone"
    }