River Nile State
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River Nile State
ولاية نهر النيل | |
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 Market street in Ad-Damir | |
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.svg) Location in Sudan. | |
| Coordinates: 18°27′N 33°23′E / 18.450°N 33.383°E | |
| Country |  Sudan |
| Capital | Ad-Damir |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Mohamed Al-Badawi Abu Qroun[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 122,123 km2 (47,152 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 1,511,442[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
| HDI (2017) | 0.602[3] medium · 3rd |
River Nile State (Arabic: ولاية نهر النيل, romanized: Nahr an Nīl) is one of the 18 states (wilayat) of Sudan. It has an area of 122,123 km² (47,152 mi²) and an estimated population of 1,511,442 (2018 est).[4]. The state borders Northern to the west,Khartoum to the south, Kassala to the southeast, Red Sea State to the east, and Egypt to the north. It is made up of seven localities.[5]
Localities
[edit]- Ad-Damir (Capital)
- Atbara
- Shendi
- Berber
- Abu Hamed
- El Matamah
- El Buhaira
Districts
[edit]
- Abu Hamad District
- Berber District
- Ad Damer District
- Atbara District
- Shendi District
- Al Matammah District
References
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "River Nile Governor accuses informal worker of cooperation with RSF". Sudan Tribune. 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "ولاية نهر النيل » رئاسة الجمهورية - القصر الجمهوري" [State of River Nile » Sudanese Presidency » Republican Palace] (in Arabic). Presidency of Sudan. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
External links
[edit]- en.nahralnileinvest.gov.sd Archived 2011-08-27 at the Wayback Machine, Ministry of Investment, Industry, Tourism & Mining River Nile State
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