  old dongola (old nubian: tungul; ) is a deserted town in sudan located on the east bank of the nile opposite the wadi al-malik. an important city in medieval nubia, and the departure point for caravans west to darfur and kordofan, from the fourth to the fourteenth century old dongola was the capital of the makurian state. the urban center of the population moved downstream 50 miles (80&nbsp;km) to the opposite side of the nile during the nineteenth century, becoming the modern dongola. a polish archaeological team has been excavating the town since 1964. == history == [[image:church of the granite columns 2007-10-03 0
Archaeological_sites_in_Sudan History_of_Nubia Kingdom_of_Makuria