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Wadi Halfa - Definition and Overview

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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