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Dongola

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Also known as New Dongola

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.

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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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Air quality

68US AQIModerate
PM2.5
17.3 µg/m³
PM10
54.6 µg/m³
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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
25px Sudan
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Northern
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of
2008
Settlement.population_total
56,167

via Wikipedia infobox

Travel guide

See

thumb|Granite columns in Old Dongala.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

~5 min read

Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Transport
  • Climate
  • References
  • External links

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dongola” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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