Wad ban Naqa
Wad ben Naga is the name of an ancient town in the Kushitic Kingdom in present-day Sudan. The village lies on the eastern bank of the Nile, about 80 kilometers upstream of Meroë and about 40 km southwest of Shendi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Railway station
- Description: Ancient town of Kush
- Also known as: “Bannaqa”, “Mahattat Bannaqa”, “Wâd Bâ-Nagaa”, “Wad Ban Naga”, and “Wad Ban Naqa”
Wad ban Naqa
- Categories: ancient city and transportation
- Location: River Nile, Sudan, Sahel, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Slovenian—“Wad ban Naqa” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ود بانقا”
- Czech: “Wad Ben Naga”
- Dutch: “Wad ban Naqa”
- French: “Wad ban Naqa”
- German: “Wad ben Naga”
- Indonesian: “Wad ban Naqa”
- Portuguese: “Wad ban Naqa”
- Slovenian: “Vad ben Naka”
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