Northern ( ) is one of the 18
wilayat or states of
Sudan. It has an area of 348,765 km² and an estimated population of 833,743 (2006). Dongola is the capital of the state. The town of
Wadi Halfa, a headquarters of the
British in the late nineteenth century, is located in the north of the province. The other towns (localities) are
Merowe,
Karima,
Al-Dabbah and Dongola. Northern Sudan was in ancient times
Nubia.
Jebel Uweinat is a mountain range in the area of the Egyptian-Libyan-Sudanese border