Northern State (Sudan)

State of Sudan

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 km² and an estimated population of 936,255. The area that comprises present-day Northern State was known in ancient times as Nubia.

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