Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 08:58:26 -0500
Subject: Re: any idea?


I think in Arabic the name is preceded by a definite article (Al=the), so a
literal translation would be al sudan = the sudan. Jamil
At 05:40 PM 12/20/01 +1100, you wrote:
>greg, do you have any idea why "Sudan,"  a country, is referred to as "the 
>Sudan"?
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>saeed
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