Is Marawī safe? Sudan travel risk
Is Marawī safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Marawī scores 77/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Sudan Level 4 (Do Not Travel, updated 15 May 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 11 May 2026); Canada says: avoid all travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Marawī scores 77/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Sudan (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Marawī: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (92/100) and crime and scams (85/100). Governments disagree: US Level 4, UK Level 2, Canada Level 4.
A score of 77 is higher than the scores of 98% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Sudan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Charted at coordinates 18.4833° N, 31.8167° E in Northern, Marawī maintains a regional distance of 329.0 km SSE to Khartoum.
Northern
18.4833° N, 31.8167° E
Lowland
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10,234
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Surrounding Localities in Sudan
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Sudan travel advice & laws.
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