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Amentego Destination Guide

Discover Amentego in Sudan

Amentego in the region of Northern is a town located in Sudan - some 231 mi or ( 372 km ) North-West of Khartoum , the country's capital .

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Local time in Amentego is now 05:16 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Khartoum " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Dongola, Umm Karabiq, Sellenarti, Megauda, and Kankalab. When in this area, you might want to check out Dongola . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Amentego ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Old Dongola

Old Dongola is a deserted town in Sudan located on the east bank of the Nile opposite the Wadi Al-Malik. An important city in medieval Nubia, and the departure point for caravans west to Darfur and Kordofan, from the fourth to the fourteenth century Old Dongola was the capital of the Makurian state. The urban center of the population moved downstream 50 miles (80 km) to the opposite side of the Nile during the nineteenth century, becoming the modern Dongola.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 18.22 30.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Sudan, History of Nubia, Kingdom of Makuria, Northern (state), Populated places in Sudan

El Khandaq

El Khandaq is a town in northern Sudan on the River Nile. It is the site of an important fortress with beginnings dating to the Christian Period. During the 19th Century (Turkiyya) the town expanded much beyond the fortress to become one of the places with something like urban institutions in Northern Sudan, although it is now largely depopulated.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 18.60 30.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Populated places in Sudan