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Dongola (also spelled '''Dunqulah''' or '''Dunqula''' and formerly sometimes known as '''Al 'Urdi''') is the capital of the state of Northern in Sudan , on the banks of the Nile . It should not be confused with Old Dongola , an ancient city located 50 miles upstream on the opposite bank. Dongola was also a province of Upper Nubia on both sides of the Nile . This province was part of the Makuria n kingdom, which later became part of Egypt and made it the seat of a Pasha . |