The Greeks of Suakin in Sudan during the 1880s
(Excerpt from the book ‘The Greek community in Sudan’)
The first Greeks settled in Suakin in the 1860s and they were doctors of the Egyptian army. As Suakin was the only port of Sudan, its role in the economy became fundamental. During the 1880s, 100 Greeks settled in Suakin. Most of them were from Lesvos and Lemnos Island. They were traders, ships chandlers, hotel owners and farmers. As the number of the Greeks was increasing, they erected a small church and, in 1871 the Greek state established a consulate.
