Dunqulah

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Dunqulah is an alternative name for Dongola, a historic town in northern Sudan on the Nile River that has served as an important regional and cultural center.

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Dunqulah canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
alternativeName Dongola
Old Dongola
linked to: Dongola
country Sudan
economicActivity agriculture along the Nile
hasClimate hot desert climate
hasFunction provincial capital
hasNearbyArchaeologicalSites true
hasNearbyFeature Nile cataracts region
linked to: Nile cataracts
hasRole cultural center
regional center
historicalRegion Kingdom of Makuria
historicalSignificance center of medieval Nubian Christian kingdom
isHistoric true
locatedIn Northern State, Sudan
locatedInContinent Africa
locatedInRegion Nubia
locatedInSubregion North Africa
Sudan Nile Valley
linked to: Upper Nile Valley
locatedOnRiver Nile River
linked to: Nile
partOf Republic of the Sudan
religionCurrently Islam
religionHistorically Christianity (medieval period)
linked to: Christendom
timeZone Central Africa Time
transportBy river transport on the Nile
usedLanguage Arabic
Nobiin (Nubian language)
linked to: Nobiin language
utcOffset +2

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Dongola hasAlternativeName Dunqulah