New Halfa
New Halfa is a city in Sudan with a population of about 63,589.
SudanTown🏆 #28 most populated in Sudan🕐 Africa/KhartoumThe New Halfa Project in Sudan is a 164,000 feddan site constructed in 1964 to house 50,000 Nubians displaced from Wadi Halfa, a town situated on the Nile near the border with Egypt, which was flooded when Lake Nasser formed behind the Aswan Dam. The site draws its water from the Atbara River, where the Khashm el Girba Dam provides a reliable source for the irrigation project intended to convert the nomads of the area to farmers of cotton and sugar.
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About New Halfa
| Country | Sudan |
| Continent | Africa |
| Explore | 52 |
| Population | 63,589 |
| Local currency | SDG |
| Coordinates | 15.3302, 35.5985 |
| Time zone | Africa/Khartoum |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Town |
| Distance to the capital | 330 km · Khartoum |
| Population (Sudan) | #28 most populated in Sudan |
| Where on Earth | 15°19′49″N · 35°35′55″E |
| Hemisphere | N · E |
| Distance to the equator | 1,707 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 8,312 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Asmara (Eritrea) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -15.33, -144.40 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Cairo | 1,696 km |
| Dubai | 2,323 km |
| Moscow | 4,498 km |
| Paris | 4,796 km |
| London | 5,119 km |
| Singapore | 7,634 km |