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Northern state, Sudan

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Northern State

الولاية الشمالية

ash-Shamaliyah
A field in Dongola
A field in Dongola
Official seal of Northern State
Seal
Location in Sudan.
Location in Sudan.
Coordinates: 19°37′N 29°38′E / 19.617°N 29.633°E
Country Sudan
CapitalDongola
Government
 • WaliEngineer Ali Awad Musa
Area
 • Total348,765 km2 (134,659 sq mi)
Population
(2006 (est.))
 • Total833,743
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)
HDI (2017)0.625[1]
medium · 1st

Northern (Arabic: الولاية الشماليةAš Šamāliya) is one of the 18 wilayat or states of Sudan. It has an area of 348,765 km² and an estimated population of 833,743 (2006). Northern Sudan was in ancient times Nubia. Jebel Uweinat is a mountain range in the area of the Egyptian-Libyan-Sudanese border.

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References

  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.


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