Northern State (Sudan)

State of Sudan

State in Sudan

Northern State الولاية الشمالية ash-Shamaliyah
State
A field in Dongola
Seal
Location in Sudan.
Coordinates: medium · 1st

Northern (Arabic: الولاية الشمالية Aš Šamāliya) is one of the 18 wilayat (states) of Sudan. It has an area of 348,765 km² and an estimated population of 936,255. Northern Sudan was in ancient times Nubia. Jebel Uweinat is a mountain range in the area of the Egyptian-Libyan-Sudanese border.

Localities

Dongola (Capital)
Gararish
Merowe
Wadi Halfa
Al Dabbah
Delgo
Al Goled
Al Burgaig

References

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2023-06-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.

States of Sudan

Area with special administrative status to hold a referendum on its final status and is considered to be simultaneously part of both Sudan and South Sudan
Abyei Area