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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Shendi
- Settlement.other_name
- Shandi
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- هرم سوداني - البجراوية.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 240px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Pyramids of Meroë, near Shendi
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Sudan
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Sudan
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- yes
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Sudan
- Located in
- Shendi District
- Image
- هرم سوداني - البجراوية.jpg
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Ancient history
- Medieval period
- The Battle of Ismail Kamel Pasha
- Climate
- Demographics
- Economy
- Agricultural sector
- Industrial sector
- Infrastructure
- Institutions
- References
Shendi or Shandi () is a small city in northern Sudan, situated on the southeastern bank of the Nile River 150 km northeast of Khartoum. Shandi is also about 45 km southwest of the ancient city of Meroë. Located in the River Nile state, Shandi is the center of the Ja'alin tribe and an important historic trading center. Its principal suburb on the west bank is Matamma. A major traditional trade route across the Bayuda Desert connects Matamma to Merowe and Napata, 250 km to the northwest. The city is the historical capital of the powerful Sudanese Arab Ja'alin tribe whom most of its denizens belong to. The village of Hosh Bannaga, hometown of former President Omar al-Bashir, is located on the outskirts of the city.
== Etymology == There are several theories as to the origin of Shendi's name.