Dongola

Dongola
دنقلا
Dongola market
Dongola market
Dongola is located in Sudan
Dongola
Dongola
Location in Sudan
Coordinates: 19°10′11.37″N 30°28′29.62″E / 19.1698250°N 30.4748944°E / 19.1698250; 30.4748944
Country Sudan
StateNorthern
Population
 (2008)
 • Total
56,167[1]

Dongola (Arabic: دنقلا, romanizedDunqulā), also known as Urdu or New Dongola, is the capital of Northern State in Sudan, on the banks of the Nile. It should not be confused with Old Dongola, a now deserted medieval city located 80 km upstream on the opposite bank.[2]

  1. ^ "City Population in Sudan". Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Old Dongola". World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2020-07-01.

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