10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WADI HALFA»
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The only long-distance passenger ferry in the north of the country is the weekly
service across Lake Nasser between Wadi Halfa and Aswan. Until ten years ago
there was a regular service between Dongola and Karima when the Nile waters ...
2
Historical Dictionary of the Sudan
WADI HALFA. Urban life in Nubia is extremely ancient, but the history of this
important border town is more recent, dating to the 19th century, when it served
as a river port for steamers from Aswan, Egypt, and as a railhead for trains going
south ...
Robert S. Kramer, Richard Andrew Lobban, Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban, 2013
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Middle East Record Volume 1, 1960
(Sarahah, 14 July; Sudan Daily, 15 July) THE WADI HALFA ISSUE—
DEMONSTRATION AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT The Re-settlement Problem.
The area of Wadi Halfa was to be flooded as a part of the Aswan High Dam
project of the ...
4
Kisir and tanbura: Dahab Khalil, a Nubian musician from Sai, ...
he region originally extended from the Egyptian border to a southern line of the
former Wadi Halfa. Nowadays, only a torso remains due to the flooding after the
dam bursted. Most of the inhabitants were relocated in 1964 and the following ...
Apparently one overland group managed to drive to Wadi Halfa and recent
reports suggest it may indeed be possible soon for a very large fee – but then it
would save the timeconsuming and expensive ferry. The route shown on the
maps ...
Bob Gibbons, Siân Pritchard-Jones, 2014
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A British Tale of Indian and Foreign Service: The Memoirs of ...
was north from Khartoum, round the first bend to the west of the Nile and on to the
Egyptian border at Wadi Halfa. We had a truck with us, with reserves of water and
petrol, as well as camping equipment. By law, we required a second vehicle to ...
Sir Ian Scott, Denis Judd, 1999
In Wadi Halfa, a 90-m thick sedimentary sequence is exposed (Fuganti et al.,
1987) in which sandstone is predominant. In addition to the two oolitic horizons,
there are several intercalations of mudstones. Microscopic comparison of the ...
G.V. Chilingarian, K.H. Wolf, 1994
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The Nile: Origin, Environments, Limnology and Human Use
The discharges of the river have been measured as inflows to Aswan reservoir
and also at an upstream station; this station was sited at Wadi Halfa from 1911 to
1931, when the heightening of the early Aswan dam affected the discharge site.
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Wingate Pasha: The Life of General Sir Francis Reginald ...
Outlining his strategy, Rundle, Wingate and others on his staff were astonished to
learn that a pivotal element of Kitchener's tactics hinged on a new major railway
which he would build, linking Wadi Halfa and Berber. This was a feat on a scale ...
10
Africa Overland: 4x4, Motorbike, Bicycle, Truck
It was occasionally possible some years ago to drive to Abu Simbel and catch a
pontoon ferry across to Wadi Halfa, but this whole area is run by the military and
is effectively off-limits at present. It was suggested that tourists might be allowed
to ...
Siân Pritchard-Jones, Bob Gibbons, 2009
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WADI HALFA»
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Wadi Halfa is used in the context of the following news items.
Govt Probes Mass Fish Death in Lake Nasser
Wadi Halfa / Khartoum — The mass death of fish in Lake Nasser, south of Wadi Halfa, on the border between Sudan and Egypt, has sparked fears that mercury ... «Radio Dabanga, Feb 15»
Sudan's anti-dam movement fights the flooding of Nubian culture
The case of Wadi Halfa and Merowe. Residents didn't have to guess at the kind of destruction they faced once the dam was approved – they just had to look ... «The Guardian, Dec 14»
How to see the world's sacred rivers
... including Lake Tana, the source of the Blue Nile, Khartoum, Lake Nasser, where you take the overnight ferry from Wadi Halfa in Sudan to Aswan in Egypt, the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 14»
Roadside Bomb Kills 6 Egyptian Police Officers as Nation Struggles …
... News, the Egyptian Interior Ministry and a security official said the attackers hid the bomb deep under the asphalt of a highway, in an area called Wadi Halfa. «Breitbart News, Sep 14»
Feature: Wadi Halfa city emerges as Sudan's gateway to Egypt
WADI HALFA, Sudan, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Sheikh Kamil Rashidi, one of the notables of Wadi Halfa town in northern Sudan, was lying on a wooden bed made of ... «Shanghai Daily, Sep 14»
14 people killed in heavy rains across Sudan
... Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is currently passing north of the city of Wadi Halfa in the Northern state which indicates rainfall in all Sudanese states. «Sudan Tribune, Aug 14»
Egypt's Nubians demand rights on Aswan High Dam anniversary
The latter have also been harmed by the flooding of their lands in the areas of Wadi Halfa and the Nuba Mountains by water from the High Dam and Lake ... «Al-Monitor, Jun 14»
Along Kitchener's route from Sudan to Egypt
With a screech of iron on iron, the desert express drew into Wadi Halfa's sandy ... The weekly train service between Khartoum and Wadi Halfa restarted last year ... «Financial Times, May 14»
All aboard! The sleek new Nile Train reviving travel across war-torn …
The train to Nyala, in war-torn Darfur, goes every two weeks, while another makes a weekly trip north of Atbara to Wadi Halfa near the Egyptian border. «Daily Mail, Apr 14»
Veteran Sudanese communist Suad Ibrahim Ahmed dies aged 78
... in the 1960's for her leading role in the Nubian protests against the displacement of the residents of Wadi Halfa area in northern Sudan due to the construction ... «Sudan Tribune, Dec 13»
