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الشمالية
ash-Shamaliyah— State — A field in Dongola Location in Sudan. Coordinates: 19°37′N 29°38′E / 19.617°N 29.633°ECoordinates: 19°37′N 29°38′E / 19.617°N 29.633°E Country Sudan
Region Northern No. of counties: Capital Dongola Area - Total 348,765 km2 (134,658.9 sq mi) Population (2006 (est.)) - Total 833,743 Time zone EAT (UTC+3) Northern (Arabic: الشمالية Aš Šamāliya) is one of the 15 wilayat or states of Sudan. It has an area of 348,765 km² and an estimated population of 833,743 (2006). Dongola is the capital of the state. The town of Wadi Halfa, a headquarters of the British in the late nineteenth century, is located in the north of the province. The other towns (localities) are Merowe, Karima, Al-Dabbah and Dongola. Northern Sudan was in ancient times Nubia. Jebel Uweinat is a mountain range in the area of the Egyptian-Libyan-Sudanese border
States of Sudan States under administration of the Republic of SudanAl Jazirah · Kassala · Khartoum · North Darfur · North Kurdufan · Northern · Al Qadarif · Red Sea · River Nile · Sennar · South Darfur · West Darfur · White Nile
States to hold "popular consultations"Blue Nile (status unclear) · South Kordofan (process suspended)
Special administration area to hold referendum (postponed indefinitely)Abyei (part of both South Kordofan and Northern Bahr el Ghazal (South Sudan))Categories:- States of Sudan
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