This Kharita™ shows Sudan’s administrative and political divisions during the 60s. The map is colour coded to show the “stage” of the region, or its political influence. There are 5 stages light red, dark red, light green and dark green (in order of increasing political influence). Also visible on the map is: international boundaries, province boundaries, railways, telegraph lines, council boundaries and municipal boundaries.

Sudan was once the largest and possibly the most geographically diverse state in Africa, however in July 2011 it split into two countries after the people of the south voted for independence. This map shows no mention of South Sudan as it was created half a century before the split.

Map Info

Creator: Sudan. Maṣlaḥat al-Misāḥah
Date: 1961
Language(s): English
Scale: 1:4,000,000
Location: Sudan