The beginnings of the Greek community in Port Sudan
(Excerpt from the book ‘The Greek community in Sudan’)
In 1904, the British administration of Sudan decided to build a new port in the Red Sea, Port Sudan. This project motivated the migration of many European workers including the Greeks. Some of them moved from the neighbouring Suakin. However, the majority emigrated from the islands of North Aegean Sea.
According to the Foreign office archives, in 1906, the population of Port Sudan was 4085 people and the Greek community numbered 488 members.
