Wadi Halfa
Wadi Halfa is Sudan's northernmost gateway town, sitting on the shore of Lake Nubia — the Sudanese portion of the reservoir created by Egypt's Aswan High Dam — and serving as the main crossing point into Egypt. The original town was submerged when the dam was built in the mid-20th century and its residents relocated; the present settlement was rebuilt on the lake's edge. A land border crossing to Aswan, opened in 2014, now supplements the lake ferry route. The area sits within a landscape shaped by successive Nubian, Roman, Christian, and Islamic civilisations.
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- Population14,675
- Nearest water from center 5.8 km3.6 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 9.7 km6.1 mi
Nearest airports
Wadi Halfa: quick answers
Where is Wadi Halfa?
Wadi Halfa is in Sudan, about 66 km41 miles in a straight line from Abu Simbel.
How do you get to Wadi Halfa?
The nearest airport is Wadi Halfa (WHF), about 44 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Wadi Halfa?
The warmest month is August, averaging 34°C92°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 16°C61°F. The wettest month is May, with about 0 mm0.0 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Wadi Halfa?
OpenStreetMap lists 5 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.