| Northern Province ((ar)الشمالية) | |
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| Local transport in Kerma | |
| Information | |
| Country |  Sudan |
|---|---|
| Region | Northern Sudan |
| Chief town | Dongola |
| Lake | Merowe, from Nubia |
| Watercourse | Nile |
| Area | 348 765 km² |
| Population | 699 065 hab. (2008) |
| Density | 2 inhab./km² |
| Location | |
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The northern province (in Arabic: الشمالية, al-šmalyh, "Ach Chamaliyah") is a state of Northern Sudan.
Understand
The natural axis to visit this desert region crossed by the Nile is obviously the river. We can however distinguish two main areas of interest:
- Karima and its region
- the Nile valley north of Dongola
Cities
The main cities of the Northern Province are:
Other destinations
Along the Nile
- 1 Wadi Halfa (وادي حلفا) – City on the shore of Lake Nubia (Sudanese name for Lake Nasser)
- 2 2 ° Cataract of the Nile – it was in Nubia, now submerged by the waters of Lake Nasser
Sedeinga
- 3 Tiyi temple – Tiyi, wife of Amenhotep III and mother of Akhenaten
Jebel dosha
- 4 Jebel Docha – Engraving of Jebel Docha (or Jebel Dosha)
Soleb
- 5 Temple of Amun – Temple of Amun at Soleb
Sesebi
Delgo
TO 16 km north of Delgo English bridge with deck, relic of the abandoned railway:
Kagbar Ottoman Fort
Twin sisters
- 6 3 ° Cataract of the Nile – Third cataract or cataract of Kagbar, in the vicinity of Tumbus
Tumbus
- 7 Tumbus (a few km north of Kerma) – Statue and hieroglyphics.
Kerma
capital of the Nubian kingdom from -2450 to -1480
- Western Deffufa
- Eastern Deffufa
Towards -2400, the city is centered around a monumental religious building built in mud bricks, called the Deffufa.
- 8 Doukki Gel ("the red hill" in Nubian)
- 9 Kerma – Capital of the Nubian kingdom from -2450 to -1480
- 10 Ancient karima – El-Kourrou - Vast ancient necropolis used between the end of the IXe century and the VIIe century BC. Petrified forest. Jebel Barkal. The Pyramids of Nurri.
In the Libyan desert
Gala Abu Ahmed is a ruined fortress downstream from Wadi Howar, measuring 120 meters on 180 meters. It is located at 110 km west of the Nile. Discovered in 1984 by archaeologists from the University of Cologne, it dates from the Napatan era (around 750-350 BC) of the kingdom of Kush. [[1]]. It is the largest construction known to date in the Sudanese desert.
