Talk:French Sudan: Difference between revisions

Content deleted Content added

Inline

Revision as of 14:34, 11 August 2006

Wikipedia:Africa-related regional notice board/template

Does anyone know why on earth it was called Soudan, when the British Sudan was thousands of kilometres away near the other side of the continent? It seems odd for two places so far removed to have the same name. --Saforrest 13:35, 5 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, what he or she said! I was just about to add that exact question; instead, let me second it. I too am puzzled by this odd sharing of names--Rkstafford 14:34, 11 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Revision as of 13:35, 5 July 2006 edit Saforrest (talk \| contribs) Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers 17,502 edits No edit summary ← Previous edit		Revision as of 14:34, 11 August 2006 edit undo Rkstafford (talk \| contribs) 152 edits No edit summary Next edit →
Line 2:		Line 2:

	Does anyone know why on earth it was called ''Soudan'', when the British Sudan was thousands of kilometres away near the other side of the continent? It seems odd for two places so far removed to have the same name. --[[User:Saforrest\|Saforrest]] 13:35, 5 July 2006 (UTC)		Does anyone know why on earth it was called ''Soudan'', when the British Sudan was thousands of kilometres away near the other side of the continent? It seems odd for two places so far removed to have the same name. --[[User:Saforrest\|Saforrest]] 13:35, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
			:Yeah, what he or she said! I was just about to add that exact question; instead, let me second it. I too am puzzled by this odd sharing of names--[[User:Rkstafford\|Rkstafford]] 14:34, 11 August 2006 (UTC)