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Wadi Halfa is a town in Northern State, Sudan, on the shores of Lake Nuba (the Sudanese section of Lake Nasser). It is an important archaeological site. Industries include a Chinese-built fish processing plant.

The Sudan railway across the Nubian Desert from Wadi Halfa to Abu Hamad was begun in 1897; it extends, via Atbara, to El Obeid and beyond into southern and western Sudan.

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Categories: Cities in Sudan

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AllRefer.com - Wadi Halfa (Sudan Political Geography) - Encyclopedia (234 words)
	Wadi Halfa[wA´dE hal´fu] Pronunciation Key, town, N Sudan, on Lake Nasser.
	Founded in the 19th cent., Wadi Halfa became (1885–98) the headquarters of the Anglo-Egyptian army as it prepared to reconquer Sudanese territory from the Mahdi.
	The railroad up the Nile to Wadi Halfa was built to support Lord Kitchener's forces during the reconquest.

Wadi Halfa - definition of Wadi Halfa in Encyclopedia (89 words)
	Wadi Halfa - definition of Wadi Halfa in Encyclopedia
	Wadi Halfa is a town in Northern State, Sudan, on the shores of Lake Nuba (the Sudanese section of Lake Nasser.
	The Sudan railway across the Nubian Desert from Wadi Halfa to Abu Hamad was begun in 1897; it extends, via Atbara, to El Obeid and beyond into southern and western Sudan.

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