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DONGOLA , a town of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, which gives its name to a mudiria. It is situated on the W. bank of the Nile, about 45 M. above the 3rd cataract, in 19 10' N., 3o 29' E. Pop. about ro,000. It is 1082 M. S. of Cairo by river and 638 m. N. of Khartum by the same route. Its commerical outlet, however, is Port Sudan, on the Red Sea, 600 m. E.S.E. by steamer and railway. It is a thriving, well-built town; an important agricultural and trading centre. Lignite is found on the east
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barracks ), a reminiscence of the buildings erected by the Egyptians after their occupation of the town in 182o. The Mandi Mahommed Ahmed was a native of Dongola. In 18841885 the town was the base of the British troops in their advance on Khartum.Dongola Agusa, 75 M. upstream from New Dongola, now a heap of ruins, was the capital of the Nubian state usually called the Christian
century describes it as a large city with many churches, fine houses and wide streets. It is said to have been finally destroyed by the Mamelukes. On a hill near the ruins is a mosque in which is an Arabic inscription stating that the building was opened " on the 20th Rabi el Aneh in the year 717 (June 1, 1317 A.D.) after the victory of Sefeddin Abdallah en Nasir over the Infidels."End of Article: DONGOLA If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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