The North Sudan consists of the two Sudanese States ash-Shamālīya (Northern State) and Nahr an-Nīl (Nile River). Due to the multitude of archaeological evidence, this region is the most visited area in Sudan.
Cities
- 1 ʿAtbara
- Rail and road transport hub connecting the capital with the north and the Red Sea region of Sudan. - 2 Ad-Dāmir (Ed Damer) - Capital of the state of Nahr an-Nīl.
- 3 Dunqulā - Also Dongola, capital of the state of Ash-Shamālīya. The main branch of the economy is agriculture. Vegetables and fruit are grown on both sides of the Nile.
- 4 Karīma
- 5 Marawī (Merowe).
- 6 Shandi - historical city halfway between Charṭūm and Port Sudan. The Nubian ethnic group of al-Jaaliyūn, from which the former Sudanese president also lives, lives here ʿUmar al-Bashīr originates.
- 7 Wādī Ḥalfā
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getting there
From within the country
Asphalt highways and motorways connect the capital with the north and the Red Sea region of Sudan. The longest motorway to date leads from Charṭūm to Shandī, ʿAtbara and Port Sudan.
From abroad
The border crossing 1 Qusṭul ashes, officially Gustul Land Port, Arabic:ميناء قسطل البري, Mīnāʾ Qusṭul al-Barrī, is currently the only road border crossing between Egypt and Sudan. A visa for Sudan can be obtained, for example, in Aswan receive. Registration in Sudan must either be with the police in Wādī Ḥalfā or at the Aliens Registration Office of the Ministry of the Interior in al-Charṭūm be made within three days.
When entering the country with a vehicle, you must have a customs document that is valid for Sudan, the Carnet de passage, which is used as a guarantee for the customs clearance that has not yet been completed.
By boat
Although the Nile is basically navigable, there is hardly any passenger traffic on the river.
Passenger ships may still operate between Karīma and Dunqulābetween July and February if the water level is sufficient. The journey takes about two to four days, depending on the direction.
By plane
There are no scheduled flights to this small airport. Served from time to time Sudan Airways the airport.(21 ° 48 ′ 10 ″ N.31 ° 31 ′ 19 ″ E)mobility
Tourist Attractions
Along the Nile
This region is home to many significant historical sites of the Nubian and Meroitic cultures. Their legacies include temples, settlements, palaces and extensive cemeteries with pyramids.
- the Sudanese part of the Lake Nasser also covers the second cataract of the Nile.Wādī Ḥalfā
2 Ṣāi - Nile Island3 Jebel Dusha
(Gebel / Jebel Dosha) - Rock temple Thutmose ’III.4 Ṣulib
(Soleb)5 Ṣādīnqā
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(Sedeinga)6 Sīsibī
7 Wādī Sabū
8 3. Nile cataract
9 Karma an-nuzul
(ad-Daffūfa)10 Tumbus
Dunqulā
11 al-Kawa
12 Old dunqulā
(Old Dongola)13 az-Zūma
14 al-Kurru
Marawī (Merowe)
15 Jebel al-Barkal
Karīma
16 Nūrī
17 Marawī Dam
- the reservoir covers the former 4th Nile cataract.
In the Libyan desert
- 23 Karkūr Ṭalḥ - in the Gebel el-ʿUweināt with prehistoric rock engravings and rock paintings. The valley is one of the highlights in the transnational Gilf Kebir National Park.
- 24 Qalʿat Abū Aḥmad (Gala Abu Ahmed) - Cushite fortress of unknown function Napatan period (about 750-350 BC) with dimensions of 120 × 180 meters, about 110 kilometers west of the Nile in Wadi Howar. The fortress was discovered in 1984 by archaeologists from the University of Cologne.
