Merowe is a town in
Northern State,
Sudan
Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopi ...
, near
Karima Town, about north of
Khartoum
Khartoum or Khartum is the capital city of Sudan as well as Khartoum State. With an estimated population of 7.1 million people, Greater Khartoum is the largest urban area in Sudan.
Khartoum is located at the confluence of the White Nile – flo ...
. It borders the Nile and is the site of the
Merowe Dam project, the largest contemporary hydropower project in Africa.
History
During the
2023 Sudan conflict, the
Battle of Merowe was fought between the
Sudanese Armed Forces
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF; ) are the military forces of the Republic of the Sudan. The force strength has been estimated at personnel in 2011 (by IISS), 200,000 personnel before the current war in Sudan broke out in 2023 (by the CIA), and ...
and the
Rapid Support Forces
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF; ) is a paramilitary force formerly operated by the government of Sudan. The RSF grew out of, and is primarily composed of, the Janjaweed militias which previously fought on behalf of the Sudanese government.
RSF ...
.
By 21 April 2023, the Sudanese military and the
Egyptian army
The Egyptian Army (), officially the Egyptian Ground Forces (), is the land warfare branch (and largest service branch) of the Egyptian Armed Forces. Until the declaration of the Republic and the abolishment of the monarchy on 18 June 1953, it w ...
pushed the RSF out the city.
Transport
Merowe is from
Merowe Airport
Merowe Airport is an airport serving the town of Merowe in Sudan. After critical facilities were completed in 2006, the current airport replaced the smaller Merowe Town airport to the west.
The new Merowe airport has hosted Sudanese Air Force ...
, 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.
Sports
*
Al Ahli Club Merowe
See also
*
Railway stations in Sudan
Railway stations in Sudan include:
Maps
* UNHCR Atlas Map
* UN Map
* Different maps Aljabalan map
*
* Sudan and South Sudan Map
Existing and Proposed
* Aswan - 0km
* Toshka & Abu Simbel - proposed branch
* - border
* Wadi Halfa - N - ...
References
Populated places in Northern State (Sudan)
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