1) Sudanese port on Red Sea 
Suakin or Sawakin (سواكن Sawákin) is a port in north-eastern Sudan, on the west coast of the Red Sea. Suakin was the height of medieval luxury on the Red Sea. In 1983 it had a population of 18,030 and the 2009 estimate is 43, 337. It was formerly the region`s chief port, but is now secondary to Port Sudan, about 30 miles north. The old city....