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National Corporation for Antiquities Service and Museums
Shikan Museum – North Kordofan State
Republic of Sudan
By: Amani Yousif Basheer
General Information
• The Republic of the Sudan, is an Arab /African
country located in North Africa, and Bordered by
Egypt to the north, the Red Sea and Ethiopia and
Eretria to the east , South Sudan to the South, the
Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad
to the west and Libya to the northwest.
• Now Sudan is the third largest country in Africa (
after Algeria and the Democratic Republic of the
Congo) and the third largest country in Arab
world ( after Algeria and Saudi Arabia ) .
Location of Sudan in Africa
Map of Sudan and the neighbors
General Information
• Sudan was home to numerous ancient
civilizations. Kingdoms such as ; Kingdom of
Kush,Kerma,Nopata,Meroë and other
flourished in Sudan along the Nile River.
• During the predynastic period Nubian and
Nagadan upper Egypt were identical,
simultaneously evolved systems of pharaonic
kingship by 3300 BC.
North Kordofan state
• North Kordofan , located in the middle of
Sudan . It has an area of 240,974 km² and an
estimated population of 2,920,890 (2008
census) (3,340,000 (2011 estimate)).
location of North Kordofan in Sudan
Shikan Museum
• Shikan museum is one of the most famous
museums in Sudan. It is the first one initiated out
side the Capital Khartoum .
• It is name derived from a historical battle
occurred in Shikan forest ; ( near Elobied , the
capital of North Kordofan State ).
• The battle was in 1883 between British army led
by Hicks Pasha ( the sixth leader in the army ),
and Al ansaar under the leadership of Imam
Mohammad Ahmad Elmahady
Shikan Museum
• The Museum was founded in 1962 but the
official opening was on 25/5/1965 on the
presence of Their Excellency
• 1- Elasharif Al-hindi, representing the
president of Sudan
• 2- Elhady Almahady, grandson of Iman
Almahady .
Shikan Museum
• The building is composed of two halls.
• The first one contains the antiquities of old
Sudan civilizations (pre-history, Karma,
Napata, Meroe, post-Merotic, Christian and
Islamic civilizations ). While the other one
contained the finds and documents of Shikan
Battle.
Shikan Museum
The Entrance
The finds of the First Hall
1- Stones Finds:
2- A Polished pottery from Dabarosa
island
B- Pottery cups
C- Pottery plates
D- Pottery from Karma
E- Pottery from Karma
F- Different Shapes of pottery
3- Different types of finds from Buhen
4- Different size of Shawabtis From
Nori
5-Faience pieces from Napata
6- Copy of the head of Romanian
Emperor Augustus
Second Hall- The battle of Mahadiya
battle
1- Picture of Iman Al-mahadi
2- Guns
gun
The folklore of the Sudan
The folklore of the Sudan
Hirab of the Battles
Al – ahadia Dress
Al mahadia Drums
Recenty
• Recently a third section has been added for
the culture of Kordofan State in addition to
the tribes folklore.
Some Display of the 3rd Hall
Conclusions
• Although the Museum is the first State Museum,
but we need to do a lot of things to develop the
display
• A group of The people (Museum Friends) put
their hands together to help the official efforts so
as to encourage people to visit the Museum.
• An internal and external exchange visit and
Knowledge are needed for more development.