Northren (state)

Northren الشمالية ash-Shamaliyah
—  State  —
{{{official_name}}}
A field in Dongola
Location in Sudan.
Coordinates: 19°37′N 29°38′E
Kintra	Sudan
Region	Northren
No. o coonties:
Capital	Dongola
Aurie
- Tot	dunams (348,765 km2 /  sq mi)
Indwallers (2006 (est.))
- Tot	833,743
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)

Northern (Arabic: الشمالية‎ Aš Šamāliya) is ane o the 17 wilayat or states o Sudan. It haes an aurie o 348,765 km² an an estimatit population o 833,743 (2006). Dongola is the caipital o the state. The toun o Wadi Halfa, a heidquarters o the Breetish in the late nineteent century, is locatit in the north o the province. The ither touns (localities) are Merowe, Karima, Al-Dabbah an Dongola. Northren Sudan wis in auncient times Nubie. Jebel Uweinat is a muntain range in the aurie o the Egyptian-Libie-Sudanese border