Sudan (region)

Sudan is the geographical region to the south of the Sahara, stretching from Western Africa to Central and Eastern Africa. The name derives from the Arabic bilād as-sūdān (بلاد السودان‎) and arḍ as-sūdān (أَرْض السودان‎), both meaning "the lands of the Black [Africans]", referring to West Africa and northern Central Africa.

This article is about the geographical region to the south of the Sahara. For the geopolitical region in Northeast Africa, see the Sudans. For the two neighboring countries in Northeast Africa, see Sudan and South Sudan.
Sudan
بِلَادُ السُّوْدَان
An open hay landscape in the northern Gambia
West Sudanian savanna
Ecology
BordersSahara
Geography
RiversChari, Niger, and the White Nile
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