Northren (state)
Northern (Arabic: الشمالية Aš Šamāliya) is ane o the 17 wilayat or states o Sudan. It haes an aurie o 348,765 km² an an estimatit population o 833,743 (2006). Dongola is the caipital o the state. The toun o Wadi Halfa, a heidquarters o the Breetish in the late nineteent century, is locatit in the north o the province. The ither touns (localities) are Merowe, Karima, Al-Dabbah an Dongola. Northren Sudan wis in auncient times Nubie. Jebel Uweinat is a muntain range in the aurie o the Egyptian-Libie-Sudanese border
Northren الشمالية ash-Shamaliyah | |
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A field in Dongola | |
Location in Sudan. | |
Coordinates: 19°37′N 29°38′E / 19.617°N 29.633°E | |
Kintra | Sudan |
Region | Northren |
Capital | Dongola |
Area | |
• Total | 348765 km2 (134,659 sq mi) |
Population (2006 (est.)) | |
• Total | 833,743 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |