Dongola
دنقلا | |
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Coordinates: 19°10′11.37″N 30°28′29.62″E / 19.1698250°N 30.4748944°E | |
Country | Sudan |
State | Northern |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 56,167[1] |
Dongola (Arabic: دنقلا, romanized: Dunqulā), 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]