Banganarti
Bángànarti (Island of the Locust) is a small village in Sudan, about halfway between the third and fourth cataract of the Nile.
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Banganarti
18.1667° N, 30.7850° E
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Banganarti (Arabic: بنقنارتي Nobiin: Bángànarti (Island of the Locust) is a small village in Sudan, about halfway between the third and fourth cataract of the Nile. It is situated 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Old Dongola, the capital of Makuria. Banganarti was an important Christian pilgrim center; the remains of a substantial medieval church are near the village (18.166736,30.784785).
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