Map of River Nile
River Nile is a first-level division of Sudan. Its largest mapped city is Shendi, with about 186,611 people in the metropolitan area. The interactive map below is centred on River Nile, and the tables list its 4 mapped cities along with the World Heritage Sites nearest to them.
- Cities Mapped
- 4
- Largest City
- Shendi
- Country
- Sudan
Interactive Map of River Nile
About River Nile
River Nile State (Arabic: ولاية نهر النيل, romanized: Nahr an Nīl) is one of the 18 states (wilayat) of Sudan. It has an area of 122,123 km² (47,152 mi²) and an estimated population of 1,511,442 (2018 est).. The state borders Northern to the west, Khartoum to the south, Kassala to the southeast, Red Sea State to the east, and Egypt to the north. It is made up of seven localities.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia: River Nile State (CC BY-SA 4.0).
River Nile: Key Facts
| Population | 1,472,257 (2017) |
|---|---|
| Area | 122,123 km² |
| Capital | Ad-Damir |
Facts from Wikidata Q849297 (CC0).
History of River Nile: Empires and States
The atlas records 10 polities whose mapped territory included part of River Nile, from The Kingdom of Kush in 1000 BCE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.
| Polity | Period here |
|---|---|
| The Kingdom of Kush | 1000 BCE – 346 CE |
| Alodia | 347–1506 CE |
| Makuria Kingdom | 1507–1518 CE |
| Funj Sultanate | 1507–1821 CE |
| Muhammad Ali dynasty | 1822–1865 CE |
| Khedivate of Egypt | 1866–1884 CE |
| British Africa | 1885–1955 CE |
| The British Empire | 1885–1955 CE |
| Mahdist State | 1890–1897 CE |
| Republic of Sudan | 1956–2024 CE |
Historical Maps of River Nile
River Nile on the world map in each year one of these states held it:
Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.
Largest Cities in River Nile
4 cities mapped. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.
| # | Name | Population | Region | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shendi | 186,611 | River Nile | Populated place |
| 2 | Atbara | 168,612 | River Nile | Populated place |
| 3 | EdDamer | 103,941 | River Nile | Populated place |
| 4 | Berber | 49,556 | River Nile | Populated place |
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in River Nile
1 World Heritage Site mapped. Listed by year of inscription, earliest first. Sites shared with another country appear under each. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.
| # | Name | Inscribed | Type | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe | 2011 | Cultural | (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) |
River Nile: Quick Answers
- Where is River Nile?
- River Nile is a first-level division of Sudan, in Africa. Its mapped cities centre on 17.4994° N, 33.8358° E.
- What is the largest city in River Nile?
- Shendi is the largest city mapped in River Nile, with a metropolitan population of about 186,611.
- How many cities are in River Nile?
- YearMaps maps 4 cities and towns in River Nile, with a combined metropolitan population of about 508,720. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.