Claim: Old Dongola is a deserted town in what is now Northern State, Sudan, located on the east bank of the Nile opposite the Wadi Howar, Polish archaeological team has been excavating the town since 1964.
Evidence: Old Dongola (Old Nubian: Tungul; Arabic: دنقلا العجوز‎, Dunqulā al-ʿAjūz) is a deserted town in what is now Northern State, Sudan, located on the east bank of the Nile opposite the Wadi Howar. A Polish archaeological team has been excavating the town since 1964.