Lake Nubia, reservoir in Sudan

Lake Nubia is the Sudanese part of the reservoir formed by the Aswan High Dam, extending about 228 km south from the Egypt-Sudan border along the 22nd parallel. Its shoreline runs some 1,406 km and it holds roughly 24.4 billion m³ of water. Near the border, the Wadi Halfa Salient reaches north into Egyptian territory. Wadi Halfa, rebuilt from 1970, is its only town.

Lake Nubia is the Sudanese part of Lake Nasser, created by the Aswan High Dam. Its name comes from Nubia, the region it lies in. The rising water flooded ancient Egyptian towns such as Semna-West, Kumma and Buhen, along with many Nubian villages between the Nile's first and second cataracts. Wadi Halfa, the only town on the lake, was rebuilt from 1970 onward after the reservoir submerged the old settlement.

The name comes from Nubia, the region the lake flooded. The only town on the lake is Wadi Halfa, rebuilt from 1970 after the reservoir submerged the old town. Its harbour is the departure point for passenger and cargo boats to the landing at Aswan.

The only town on the lake is Wadi Halfa, rebuilt from 1970 after the reservoir flooded the old settlement; its harbour is the starting point for passenger and cargo boats to the landing at Aswan. The lake reaches about 228 km into Sudan from the Egyptian border, and the Wadi Halfa Salient pushes north into Egyptian territory near the 22°N line.

The old Egyptian towns of Semna-West, Kumma and Buhen once stood on the Nile bank and were flooded by the reservoir, along with many villages of traditional Nubian culture between the first and second cataracts. At the 22nd parallel the Wadi Halfa Salient reaches north into Egyptian territory.