Northern State (Sudan)

Northern State
الولاية الشمالية
ash-Shamaliyah
A field in Dongola
A field in Dongola
Official seal of Northern State
Location in Sudan.
Location in Sudan.
Coordinates: 19°37′N 29°38′E / 19.617°N 29.633°E / 19.617; 29.633
Country Sudan
CapitalDongola
Government
 • WaliEngineer Ali Awad Musa
Area
 • Total348,765 km2 (134,659 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total936,255[1]
 • Density2.39/km2 (6.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)
HDI (2017)0.625[2]
medium · 1st

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.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2023-06-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.