Sudan Kandaka Area Code - T Shirt

Sudan 249 Kandaka Queen T-Shirt featuring an embroidered design of Sudan's "249" calling code beside the crowned profile of a Kandaka, an ancient Nubian warrior queen. The code also appears in Arabic-Indic numerals, ٢٤٩. Kandaka - written "Candace" by the Greeks and Romans - was the title carried by the queens who ruled the Kingdom of Kush from Meroë. They were not consorts but sovereigns: women who governed, built temples, and led armies, like the one-eyed Queen Amanirenas, who fought the Roman Empire to a standstill and forced it to terms. Their legacy made "kandaka" a word for power in a woman's hands - a word Sudanese protesters revived in 2019 for the women who stood at the front of their revolution. 249 is the international calling code for Sudan: the three digits that connect every Sudanese back home, wherever in the world they are. Rendered in the red, black, green, and white of the Sudanese flag - colors it shares with the flag of the Arab Revolt - and crowned in gold, it carries the strength and pride of Sudan's women across generations. • 100% cotton • Sport Grey is 90% cotton, 10% polyester • Ash Grey is 99% cotton, 1% polyester • Heather colors are 50% cotton, 50% polyester • Fabric weight: 5.0–5.3 oz/yd² (170-180 g/m²) • Open-end yarn • Tubular fabric