![Sudanese cobblers make traditional shoes out of cow, goat, sheep, snake and tiger skins in Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan on 12 October 2022 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/AA-20221017-29177155-29177153-SUDANS_TRADITIONAL_SHOE_MERKUB-1-scaled.jpg?ssl=1 "Sudan's traditional shoe \"merkub\"")
Sudanese cobblers make traditional shoes out of cow, goat, sheep, snake and tiger skins in Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan on 12 October 2022 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency]
![Sudanese cobblers make traditional shoes out of cow, goat, sheep, snake and tiger skins in Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan on 12 October 2022 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/AA-20221017-29177155-29177151-SUDANS_TRADITIONAL_SHOE_MERKUB-1-scaled.jpg?ssl=1 "Sudan's traditional shoe \"merkub\"")
Sudanese cobblers make traditional shoes out of cow, goat, sheep, snake and tiger skins in Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan on 12 October 2022 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency]
![Sudanese cobblers make traditional shoes out of cow, goat, sheep, snake and tiger skins in Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan on 12 October 2022 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/AA-20221017-29177155-29177148-SUDANS_TRADITIONAL_SHOE_MERKUB-1-scaled.jpg?ssl=1 "Sudan's traditional shoe \"merkub\"")
Sudanese cobblers make traditional shoes out of cow, goat, sheep, snake and tiger skins in Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan on 12 October 2022 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency]
![Sudanese cobblers make traditional shoes out of cow, goat, sheep, snake and tiger skins in Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan on 12 October 2022 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/AA-20221017-29177155-29177147-SUDANS_TRADITIONAL_SHOE_MERKUB-1-scaled.jpg?ssl=1 "Sudan's traditional shoe \"merkub\"")
Sudanese cobblers make traditional shoes out of cow, goat, sheep, snake and tiger skins in Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan on 12 October 2022 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency]
![Sudanese cobblers make traditional shoes out of cow, goat, sheep, snake and tiger skins in Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan on 12 October 2022 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/AA-20221017-29177155-29177145-SUDANS_TRADITIONAL_SHOE_MERKUB-1-scaled.jpg?ssl=1 "Sudan's traditional shoe \"merkub\"")
Sudanese cobblers make traditional shoes out of cow, goat, sheep, snake and tiger skins in Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan on 12 October 2022 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency]
![Sudanese cobblers make traditional shoes out of cow, goat, sheep, snake and tiger skins in Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan on 12 October 2022 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/AA-20221017-29177155-29177144-SUDANS_TRADITIONAL_SHOE_MERKUB-1-scaled.jpg?ssl=1 "Sudan's traditional shoe \"merkub\"")
Sudanese cobblers make traditional shoes out of cow, goat, sheep, snake and tiger skins in Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan on 12 October 2022 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency]
![Sudanese cobblers make traditional shoes out of cow, goat, sheep, snake and tiger skins in Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan on 12 October 2022 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/AA-20221017-29177155-29177142-SUDANS_TRADITIONAL_SHOE_MERKUB-1-scaled.jpg?ssl=1 "Sudan's traditional shoe \"merkub\"")
Sudanese cobblers make traditional shoes out of cow, goat, sheep, snake and tiger skins in Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan on 12 October 2022 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency]
![Sudanese cobblers make traditional shoes out of cow, goat, sheep, snake and tiger skins in Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan on 12 October 2022 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/AA-20221017-29177155-29177141-SUDANS_TRADITIONAL_SHOE_MERKUB-1-scaled.jpg?ssl=1 "Sudan's traditional shoe \"merkub\"")
Sudanese cobblers make traditional shoes out of cow, goat, sheep, snake and tiger skins in Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan on 12 October 2022 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency]
![Sudanese cobblers make traditional shoes out of cow, goat, sheep, snake and tiger skins in Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan on 12 October 2022 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/AA-20221017-29177155-29177140-SUDANS_TRADITIONAL_SHOE_MERKUB-1-scaled.jpg?ssl=1 "Sudan's traditional shoe \"merkub\"")
Sudanese cobblers make traditional shoes out of cow, goat, sheep, snake and tiger skins in Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan on 12 October 2022 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency]
![Sudanese cobblers make traditional shoes out of cow, goat, sheep, snake and tiger skins in Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan on 12 October 2022 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/AA-20221017-29177155-29177139-SUDANS_TRADITIONAL_SHOE_MERKUB-1-scaled.jpg?ssl=1 "Sudan's traditional shoe \"merkub\"")
Sudanese cobblers make traditional shoes out of cow, goat, sheep, snake and tiger skins in Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan on 12 October 2022 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency]
![Sudanese cobblers make traditional shoes out of cow, goat, sheep, snake and tiger skins in Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan on 12 October 2022 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/AA-20221017-29177155-29177138-SUDANS_TRADITIONAL_SHOE_MERKUB-1-scaled.jpg?ssl=1 "Sudan's traditional shoe \"merkub\"")
Sudanese cobblers make traditional shoes out of cow, goat, sheep, snake and tiger skins in Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan on 12 October 2022 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency]
![Sudanese cobblers make traditional shoes out of cow, goat, sheep, snake and tiger skins in Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan on 12 October 2022 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/AA-20221017-29177155-29177132-SUDANS_TRADITIONAL_SHOE_MERKUB-1-scaled.jpg?ssl=1 "Sudan's traditional shoe \"merkub\"")
Sudanese cobblers make traditional shoes out of cow, goat, sheep, snake and tiger skins in Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan on 12 October 2022 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency]
![Sudanese cobblers make traditional shoes out of cow, goat, sheep, snake and tiger skins in Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan on 12 October 2022 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/AA-20221017-29177155-29177133-SUDANS_TRADITIONAL_SHOE_MERKUB-1-scaled.jpg?ssl=1 "Sudan's traditional shoe \"merkub\"")
Sudanese cobblers make traditional shoes out of cow, goat, sheep, snake and tiger skins in Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan on 12 October 2022 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency]
![Sudanese cobblers make traditional shoes out of cow, goat, sheep, snake and tiger skins in Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan on 12 October 2022 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/AA-20221017-29177155-29177134-SUDANS_TRADITIONAL_SHOE_MERKUB-1-scaled.jpg?ssl=1 "Sudan's traditional shoe \"merkub\"")
Sudanese cobblers make traditional shoes out of cow, goat, sheep, snake and tiger skins in Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan on 12 October 2022 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency]
![Sudanese cobblers make traditional shoes out of cow, goat, sheep, snake and tiger skins in Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan on 12 October 2022 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/AA-20221017-29177155-29177135-SUDANS_TRADITIONAL_SHOE_MERKUB-1-scaled.jpg?ssl=1 "Sudan's traditional shoe \"merkub\"")
Sudanese cobblers make traditional shoes out of cow, goat, sheep, snake and tiger skins in Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan on 12 October 2022 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency]
![Sudanese cobblers make traditional shoes out of cow, goat, sheep, snake and tiger skins in Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan on 12 October 2022 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/AA-20221017-29177155-29177136-SUDANS_TRADITIONAL_SHOE_MERKUB-1-scaled.jpg?ssl=1 "Sudan's traditional shoe \"merkub\"")
Sudanese cobblers make traditional shoes out of cow, goat, sheep, snake and tiger skins in Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan on 12 October 2022 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency]
![Sudanese cobblers make traditional shoes out of cow, goat, sheep, snake and tiger skins in Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan on 12 October 2022 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/AA-20221017-29177155-29177137-SUDANS_TRADITIONAL_SHOE_MERKUB-1-scaled.jpg?ssl=1 "Sudan's traditional shoe \"merkub\"")
Sudanese cobblers make traditional shoes out of cow, goat, sheep, snake and tiger skins in Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan on 12 October 2022 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency]
![Sudanese cobblers make traditional shoes out of cow, goat, sheep, snake and tiger skins in Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan on 12 October 2022 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/AA-20221017-29177155-29177131-SUDANS_TRADITIONAL_SHOE_MERKUB-1-scaled.jpg?ssl=1 "Sudan's traditional shoe \"merkub\"")
Sudanese cobblers make traditional shoes out of cow, goat, sheep, snake and tiger skins in Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan on 12 October 2022 [Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency]
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