Al Khandaq is a village situated in the northern Sudan for about 423 km to the north of Khartoum. It was described by the early travellers as one of the best-built town in Nubia. It had been recognized to be a New Kingdom (1450-1100 BC) settlements with a temple of Amenhotep. These ruins were superimposed by a Makurian defensive fort (1250-1340 AD), a monastery of St. George in which the Nubian King Solomon was buried. During the Funj period (1504-1821), it was the headquarter of al Khandaq Mekdom. During the Turkiya (1921-1885) and the Anglo-Egyptian rule (1885-1956) Al Khandaq has been one of the main districts of Dongola province. Al Khandaq was also known to be the main river Nile port in northern Sudan during the 17-20th century, which had connected western Sudan with the Nile. It started to decline in the mid 20th century.
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