Ambigol Explained

Ambigol
Pushpin Map:	Sudan
Coordinates:	21.2667°N 30.9167°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Sudan

Ambigol (Arabic: أمبيجول), also known Ambikol, Ambikul, and Umbacall, was a 19th-century settlement on the Nile River in Sudan. Prior to the construction of the Aswan High Dam and Lake Nubia, it was the site of a minor cataract between the Second and Third major ones.^[1] It was part of the Hawawir lands.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Stern, Robert. "Cataract Nile Interactive Map ". University of Texas at Dallas Remote Sensing Lab. Accessed 13 Feb 2014.
2. Chisholm, Hugh ed. Encyclopædia Britannica 11th ed. "Hawawir". Cambridge University Press (Cambridge), 1911.