Suakin or Sawakin is a port city in northeastern Sudan, on the west coast of the Red Sea. It was formerly the region's chief port, but is now secondary to Port Sudan, about 50 kilometres north.

Red Sea State is one of the 18 wilayat of Sudan. It covers an area of about, 218,887 km2 and has an estimated population of 1.48 million. The state borders Egypt to the north, River Nile State to the