Northern (state)

Northern الشمالية ash-Shamaliyah
—  State  —
A field in Dongola
Location in Sudan.
Coordinates: 19°37′N 29°38′E / 19.617°N 29.633°E / 19.617; 29.633Coordinates: 19°37′N 29°38′E / 19.617°N 29.633°E / 19.617; 29.633
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