Dongola
Sign in to saveDongola (Dongolawi: ⲇⲟⲩⲛⲅⲟⲩⲗⲁ, ), 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.
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Place details
- Locality
- دنقلا
- Region
- الولاية الشمالية Northern State
- Country
- السودان
- Population
- 56,167
- Timezone
- Africa/Khartoum
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Dongola
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ar
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.native_name
- دنقلا
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Dongola market.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Dongola market
- Settlement.image_flag
- Dongola Locality Flag.png
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Abu Hamad within Sudan
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Sudan
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Sudan
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Sudan
- Located in
- Dongola District
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Capital of
- Northern State
- Image
- Dongola market.jpg
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Dongola (Dongolawi: ⲇⲟⲩⲛⲅⲟⲩⲗⲁ, ), 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.
== Etymology == There are many different theories about where the word Dongola comes from. One theory is that it comes from Nubian word "Doñqal" which means red brick, and refers to the houses in Dongola being built of red bricks as other towns around it were built from mud bricks. Other theory suggests that the name means "the heart of a palm tree" Third theory suggest that the name comes from the combination of two Nubian words dungi, Meaning money and la being a negative particle, thus the name meaning a place without money.