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[[Image:SudanRegionGambia.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Typical landscape of the Sudan region]]
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Typical landscape of the Sudan region
For the country in north-east Africa see Sudan.

The Sudan, from the

Arabic
bilâd as-sûdân "land of the
Blacks," is a geographic region in West and Eastern Africa. The phrase "The Sudan" is also used by some to refer specifically to the country Sudan
, the savanna of which forms much of the larger region.

The Sudan extends in a band across Africa from

farming
.

The region is divided by the

Northern Congolian forest-savanna mosaic
.

See also

  • Sudanian Savanna