Old Dongola

Old Dongola is a deserted Nubian town in what is now Northern State, , located on the east bank of the Nile opposite the Wadi Howar. An important city in medieval , and the departure point for caravans west to and , from the fourth to the fourteenth century, Old Dongola was the capital of the Makurian state.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of around 260 metres (840 feet)
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as
    “Donqla al ‘Ajuz”
    “Dunqulah al ‘Ajūz”
    “Dunqulah al Qadīmah”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Banganarti.
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Village
(Arabic: بنقنارتي Nobiin: Bángànarti… is situated 8 km southeast of Old Dongola.

Old Dongola

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Latitude
18.22699° or 18° 13′ 37″ north
Longitude
30.74389° or 30° 44′ 38″ east
Open location code
7GCG6PGV+QH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 194217480
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
376115
Wiki­data ID
Q433112

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Old Dongola” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دنقلا العجوز”
  • Belarusian: “Старая Дангола”
  • Bengali: “ওল্ড ডাঙ্গলা”
  • Chinese: “老东戈拉”
  • Czech: “Dongolské staré město”
  • Czech: “Stará Dongola”
  • Czech: “Staré město Dongola”
  • Dutch: “Old Dongola”
  • Dutch: “Oud-Dongola”
  • Esperanto: “Malnova Dongola”
  • Esperanto: “Tungul”
  • Finnish: “Dongola”
  • French: “Vieux Dongola”
  • German: “Alt Dongola”
  • German: “Alt Dunqula”
  • German: “Alt-Dungula”
  • German: “Old Dongola”
  • German: “Tungul”
  • Indonesian: “Dongola Kuno”
  • Italian: “Antica Dongola”
  • Italian: “Dongola”
  • Italian: “Dunqulah”
  • Italian: “Tungul”
  • Persian: “دنقله کهن”
  • Polish: “Stara Dongola”
  • Portuguese: “Velha Dongola”
  • Russian: “Старая Донгола”
  • Scots: “Auld Dongola”
  • Serbian: “Стара Донгола”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Stara Dongola”
  • Slovenian: “Stara Dongola”
  • Spanish: “Vieja Dongola”
  • Ukrainian: “Стара Донгола”
  • Urdu: “دنقلا عجوز”
  • Vietnamese: “Dongola cổ đại”

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