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wadi halfa (enc)
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Wadi Halfa Northest town of Sudan, that was partly submerged by Lake Nasser: an important archaeological site . It is the terminus of a railroad from Khartoum and is the point at which cotton, wheat, livestock, and other goods are transferred to steamers going down the Nile into Egypt. Archaeological expeditions have worked to excavate and preserve the area's numerous Egyptian antiquities, which faced flooding from the reservoir of the Aswan High Dam. 21°47.57N, 31°22.28E
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