Kassala
Kassala is the capital of the state of Kassala in eastern Sudan.
Kassala is the capital of the state of Kassala in eastern Sudan. In 2003 its population was recorded to be 530,950. Built on the banks of the Gash River, it is a market city and is famous for its fruit gardens. Many of its inhabitants are from the Hadendawa sub-tribe of the Beja ethnic group.
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Worth seeing in and around Kassala
2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Kassala University
University of Kassala. A public university located in Kassala, Sudan it was established to provide higher education services to the people of eastern Sudan in the field of engineering, medicine, education, computer science, economy, accounting and management.
1 km · university in Sudan · Wikipedia - 02Taka Mountains
The Taka Mountains are granitic geologic features in eastern Sudan near Kassala. They are near Sudan's border with Eritrea.
5 km · mountain range in Sudan · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
The souqs are lively and colourful, with many people dressed in clothes unique to their tribe. Souq an-Niswaan is the "women's souq" where baskets and mats are made, as well as coffee making equipment and incense. Souq ar-Rashaida is where the Rashaida tribe gather, selling their bright red and black robes for women and coloured jellabiyas for men.
- 01Tomb of Seyyid Hassan
Behind the tomb, you can climb the slopes of Jebel Totil.
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Things to do
- 01Taka Mountains Nature Preserve
Dramatic mountains just south of Kassala- Climbing is popular but to reach the summit, you need special equipment.
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Where to eat
Fuul (mashed fava beans) is the main dish found in Kassala, and there are lots of fuul stalls around. The best ones are between the Souq an-Niswaan and Hotel Hipton, where the fuul is mixed with ta'amiya, cheese, tuna or egg, and topped with sesame oil, garlic and a herb called shumaar. At-Tabaq as-Souri on the main square is a good place for sandwiches and shawarma.
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Getting to Kassala
- Khartoum → Kassala415 km · quickest by road, 9h 17m · $50–70
- Port Sudan → Kassala471 km · quickest by road, 8h 22m · $45–60
- Abha → Kassala719 km · quickest by road, 60h 32m · SAR1,100–1,460
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Kassala
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Kassala. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inSmaller buses and minibuses head to destinations around Kassala, like Halfa al-Jadida, Khashm al-Ghirba and Aroma.
- Get inIf you leave the city on a day trip, you may well have trouble getting back in.
- Get aroundKassala does not have many taxis and no rickshaws.
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