Northern State (Sudan)
Northern State
الولاية 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 | |
| Country | Sudan |
| Capital | Dongola |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Abdeen Awadallah |
| Area | |
• Total | 348,765 km2 (134,659 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 936,255 |
| • Density | 2.39/km2 (6.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
| HDI (2017) | 0.625 medium · 1st |
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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. The state has been part of historical Sudanese kingdoms and countries such as the Mahdist State and the Kingdom of Kush. The state is bordering Egypt to the North, River Nile State to the east, Khartoum State to the southeast, North Kordofan to the south, and North Darfur and Libya to the west. The disputed Wadi Halfa Salient is located on the border of the state and Egypt.