Ethnicities of Sudan

"During the cattle season, and often on market days, there were Baggara and other Arabs everywhere in Marial Bai. They moved freely among the Dinka, speaking a jumbled mix of Dinka and Arabic, often staying in Dinka homes."
(p. 58)

Sudan is bordered by nine different countries. More than 300 Sudanese tribes include people from a wide variety of ethnic backgrounds, mainly Arab in the north, and African in the south.

About 60 per cent of the population is Muslim, 25 per cent animist, and 15 per cent Christian. Arabic is the official language, but there are more than 100 tribal languages, many of which are spoken by large numbers of people.

Learn about the different people of Sudan-who they are, the clothes they wear, the food they eat, their music and dance.

Wikipedia is a good starting place to get some of the basic information on the demographics of the region and to find other key links.

This site may contain points of view we don’t necessarily endorse, but it is extremely comprehensive in its information and photography of the various tribes in Sudan.

Check out this site to learn more about where the different tribes make their homes.