Map of Dongola, Sudan

Dongola is the administrative centre of Northern State, Sudan, with a population of about 56,167. It lies at 19.1816°N, 30.4769°E. Dongola is about 459 km (285 mi) northwest of Khartoum, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Atbara, 405 km to the southeast.

Dongola at a glance

Where is Dongola?

• The 28th largest city in Sudan by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 58 min on the shortest day to 13 h 17 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Dongola

• Atbara — 405 km southeast
• Ed Damer — 409 km southeast
• Shendi — 418 km southeast
• Omdurman — 447 km southeast
• Khartoum — 459 km southeast
• Al Hasaheisa — 577 km southeast
• Aswān — 601 km northeast, Egypt
• Ad Douiem — 608 km south
• Al Manāqil — 611 km southeast
• Wad Medani — 622 km southeast

Largest cities in Sudan

• Khartoum — 1,974,647
• Omdurman — 1,849,659
• Nyala — 565,734
• Port Sudan — 489,725
• Kassala — 401,477
• El Obeid — 393,311
• Al Qadarif — 363,945
• Kosti — 345,068
• Wad Medani — 332,714
• El Daein — 264,734

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.