Dongola

American  

[dong-guh-luh] / ˈdɒŋ gə lə /

noun

1. a former province in the N Sudan, now part of Northern Province.

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Dongola British  

/ ˈdɒŋɡələ /

noun

1. a small town in the N Sudan, on the Nile: built on the site of Old Dongola, the capital of the Christian Kingdom of Nubia (6th to 14th centuries). Pop: 16 900 (2001 est)

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Example Sentences

This means a six-and-a half-hour car journey from Khartoum to Dongola ends up taking 11.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2023

At night, we stopped at a cafe in the city of Dongola and rented beds to sleep on in the open air, without any blankets to protect us from the cold night.

From BBC • May 4, 2023

Instead, there were large numbers of private transport vehicles, all filled with people heading towards northern cities such as Merowe, Dongola, and Wadi Halfa.

From BBC • May 4, 2023

She managed to find transportation from the adjoining city of Omdurman to the northern city of Dongola, before waiting 24 hours in the searing heat to cross the Egyptian border.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2023

He despatched Yunis ed Dekeim to Dongola, and on his arrival, Nejumi was to begin his advance north.

From Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 by Wingate, F. R.