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Merowe is a town in Northern State, Sudan, near Karima Town, about 330 kilometres (210 mi) north of Khartoum. It borders the Nile and is the site of the Merowe Dam project.
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Coordinates: 18°29′00″N 31°49′00″E / 18.48333°N 31.81667°E | |
Country | Sudan |
State | Northern State |
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During the 2023 Sudan conflict, the Battle of Merowe was fought between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces.[1]
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Merowe is 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) from Merowe Airport, and is served by a branch of the national railway network. The old Merowe Town Airport existed 3 km to the west next to a built up area to the west.
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References edit
- ^ "Mapping the heavy fighting in Sudan". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-08-08.