Merowe, Sudan

For the ancient city in Sudan, see Meroë.

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, the largest contemporary hydropower project in Africa.^[1][2][3]

Merowe
Town
Merowe's location in Sudan
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Coordinates: 18°29′00″N 31°49′00″E
Country	Sudan
State	Northern State

History

During the 2023 Sudan conflict, the Battle of Merowe was fought between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces.^[4][5][6][7]

Transport

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.

Sports

• Al Ahli Club Merowe

See also

• Railway stations in Sudan

References

1. "Success Stories". ADFD. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
2. "The Nile downstream the Merowe Dam, Sudan | GRID-Arendal". www.grida.no. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
3. "The Merowe Dam: controversy and displacement in Sudan – Forced Migration Review". Retrieved 2024-08-08.
4. "Mapping the heavy fighting in Sudan". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
5. "Sudan: Clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces & and Rapid Support Forces, Flash update (16 April 2023) [EN/AR] - Sudan | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 2023-04-16. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
6. Lodhi, Areesha. "After a year of war in Sudan, what is the situation now?". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
7. Researcher, Ladd Serwat, ACLED (2023-04-28). "Fact Sheet: Conflict Surges in Sudan". ACLED. Retrieved 2024-08-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)