Most city dwellers live in apartment buildings or small houses similar to those found in Western cities. In poor urban neighborhoods, the houses are much like those in rural areas. Tents and other makeshift shelters provide housing for many people on the outskirts of the major cities. In Sudan's northern cities, people wear both traditional and modern clothing. Most women who wear modern clothing also wear a traditional outer garment called a taub, which covers the head and reaches to the feet.
Many men wear a long robe called a jallabiyah.
On their heads, men wear a small skullcap called a taqiyah and a white turban called an imamah. Sandals are the most common footwear. People in southern Sudan wear various kinds of traditional or modern clothes. In rural areas, many people wear very little clothing because of the heat. Food and drink.