The Nuba Mountains, a region in southern Sudan roughly the size of Ireland, remains one of the world’s most isolated places. Those who live there have long captured the imagination of outsiders.

In the Nuba Mountains of Sudan, wrestling was traditionally practiced by naked competitors covered in ash or cow butter. Most young wrestlers now wear athletic shorts and T-shirts.

Kenneth A. Carlson's documentary 'The Heart of Nuba' profiles Tom Catena, the only doctor serving one million people living in the war-torn Nuba Mountains of Sudan.

They now live in caves for shelter and safety. By Larisa Epatko Jun 28 Sudan Envoy: Nuba Mountains Not in Danger of Becoming Another Darfur By Larisa Epatko ...

T O GET TO Caen refugee camp in the Nuba mountains in Sudan, travel first to Juba, the capital of neighbouring South Sudan. Then catch a UN plane to fly 900km north. From there it is a day’s ...