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Sudan
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Northern Sudan consists of the three states of Sudan known as Northern, Red Sea and River Nile.
By road
In Shemaliah State, one of the longest is the highway that connects the capital city Khartoum with Shandi, Atbara and Port Sudan (the third biggest city in the country).
By train
There's a reliable railway connection from the capital Khartoum as far north as Atbara. The route is served by the daily Nile Express train.
By ferry
The most reliable way to enter Sudan from Egypt is via the weekly ferry from Aswan in Egypt to Wadi Halfa. It runs on Mondays to Sudan and back on Wednesdays, and costs US$33 per person.
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Atbara is a city of 115,000 inhabitants in Northern Sudan. Due to its links to the railway industry, Atbara is also known as the Railway City.
Dongola is a city with 15,000 inhabitants in Northern Sudan.
Merowe is a city in Northern Sudan, along the southern banks of the Nile.
Port Sudan is a city in Sudan next to the Red Sea.
Suakin is a port city in Northern Sudan. Once considered the height of medieval luxury on the Red Sea, the old city built of coral is now in ruins.
Wadi Halfa is a town on the shores of Lake Nasser in the north of Sudan. It marks the point of entry into Sudan for those coming in from Egypt.
home to over 200 Nubian pyramids, a UNSECO World Heritage site.
The Red Sea Coast is a region of eastern Egypt, along the 800 km western shore of that sea, from Port Suez in the north to the Sudanese border in the south. Egypt's Sinai Peninsula also borders the Red Sea and has a resort strip, but is governed as a separate region and is not described here.
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