Wadi Halfa

American

[wah-dee hahl-fuh] / ˈwɑ di ˈhɑl fə /

noun

a former town in the N Sudan, on the Nile: now under the waters of Lake Nasser, created by the Aswan High Dam in S Egypt.

Wadi Halfa British

/ ˈwɒdɪ ˈhælfə /

noun

a town in the N Sudan that was partly submerged by Lake Nasser: an important archaeological site

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Wadi Halfa

Most head to Wadi Halfa as it is nearer to Argeen, the main land border crossing.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2024

But there is almost no infrastructure in Wadi Halfa and people wait in queues for hours to be processed.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2024

The branch in Wadi Halfa doesn’t have access to computer records, so it can only renew expired passports manually, not issue new ones or replace lost ones, the migration official said.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2023

Half the group continued on to Egypt while the rest settled in a school in Wadi Halfa, sleeping in a classroom with three other families.

From Reuters ● May 8, 2023

Early in 1897 this new line of railway was commenced from Wadi Halfa across the great Nubian desert 230 m. to Abu Hamed.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various

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