Wadi Halfa

[ wah-dee -hahl-fuh ]

/ ˈwɑ di ˈhɑl fə /

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a former town in the N Sudan, on the Nile: now under the waters of Lake Nasser, created by the Aswan High Dam in S Egypt.

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Words nearby Wadi Halfa

Wade-Giles system, wade in, wader, waders, wadi, Wadi Halfa, wading bird, wading pool, wadmal, Wad Medani, wadna

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Most Allentown residents of Syrian heritage are Orthodox Christians from the Wadi-al-Nasara region in western Homs province.
Welcome to Assadville, USA|Christopher Moraff|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Even with a GPS, it was easy to get disoriented in a wadi, or to mistake one trail for another.
The Fourth War: My Lunch with a Jihadi|Elliot Ackerman|January 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hadeel, a vivacious 27-year-old from the Wadi Ara region, teaches Arabic in a Jewish Israeli elementary school.
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What he may not know is that from this museum, the site of the Deir Yassin massacre is visible just across the wadi.
Mr. President, Don’t Forget The Nakba|Yousef Munayyer|March 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST

He knows the topography and geography of Israel/Palestine, literally street by street and wadi by wadi.
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Melons are also extensively cultivated here, more particularly in Wadi, and are preserved for some time by hanging.
The Caravan Route between Egypt and Syria|Ludwig Salvator
The large palm wood lies to the right of the Wadi, and stretches down nearly to the sea.
The Caravan Route between Egypt and Syria|Ludwig Salvator
To the left of the Wadi are many vegetable gardens, with numerous wells.
The Caravan Route between Egypt and Syria|Ludwig Salvator
The wood stretches for some distance over the broad surface of the Wadi, which, when swollen, frequently uproots many trees.
The Caravan Route between Egypt and Syria|Ludwig Salvator
Then we reached the opposite side of the Wadi, of cliff-like character, the clay of which is much worn away by the water.
The Caravan Route between Egypt and Syria|Ludwig Salvator

British Dictionary definitions for Wadi Halfa

Wadi Halfa

/ (ˈwɒdɪ ˈhælfə) /

noun

a town in the N Sudan that was partly submerged by Lake Nasser: an important archaeological site

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