Blue Nile (state)

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Coordinates: 11°16′N, 34°4′E

Blue Nile
Blue Nile

Blue Nile (Arabic: النيل الأزرق; transliterated: an-Nyl al-Azraq; called Al Wustá during 1991—1994) is one of the 26 states of Sudan. It has an area of 45,844 km² and an estimated population of approximately 600,000 (2000). Ad-Damazin is the capital of the state. It is named after the Blue Nile River