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Key facts
- Country
- Sudan
- Capital
- Dongola
- Governor
- Abdeen Awadallah
- Total
- 348,765 km (134,659 sq mi)
- Rank
- 1st
- Highest elevation jebel uweinat
- 1,895 m (6,217 ft)
- Lowest elevation lake nubia
- 183 m (600 ft)
- Density
- 2.39/km (6.2/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+2 ( CAT )
- Iso 3166 code
- SD-NO
- Hdi 2023
- 0.628 , medium · 2nd
- Website
- alshamaliastate .gov .sd
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Area
- 348765
- Image
- Dongola field.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
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Article
Northern State (Arabic: الولاية الشمالية Aš Šamāliya) is one of the 18 wilayat (states) of Sudan and the largest by area. It has an area of 348,765 km and an estimated population of 936,255. The area that comprises present-day Northern State was known in ancient times as Nubia. The territory has been part of successive ancient and medieval polities, including the Kingdom of Kush, and in the modern era the Mahdist State. The state borders Egypt to the north, River Nile State to the east, Khartoum State to the southeast, North Kordofan to the south, and North Darfur and Libya to the west. The disputed Wadi Halfa Salient is located on the border of the state and Egypt.
Etymology