Rabak
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==History== |
==History== |
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===Prehistory=== |
===Prehistory=== |
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The Rabak locality contains a [[Neolithic settlement]] on a riverbank terrace approximately {{convert|3|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of the present White Nile river. The site has cultural deposits {{convert|60|-|80|cm|in|abbr=on}} in depth, including fish bones and other food waste. The radiocarbon dates surveyed hints to possible human settlement of the area around c. 6000 and 4500 [[BP]], with the earliest levels contemporary with [[Khartoum]] Neolithic sites.{{cite book|last=Haaland|first=Randi|year=1989|chapter=The Late Neolithic culture-historical sequence in the Central Sudan|editor-last=Krzyżaniak|editor-first=Lech|editor2-last=Kobusiewicz|editor2-first=Michał|title=Late Prehistory of the Nile Basin and the Sahara|series=Studies in African Archaeology|publisher=Poznań Archaeological Museum|location=Poznań|pages=360–361|url=https://books.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/propylaeum/catalog/view/194/259/76504|access-date=2026-04-22}} |
The Rabak locality contains a [[Neolithic#Northeastern_Africa|Neolithic settlement]] on a riverbank terrace approximately {{convert|3|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of the present White Nile river. The site has cultural deposits {{convert|60|-|80|cm|in|abbr=on}} in depth, including fish bones and other food waste. The radiocarbon dates surveyed hints to possible human settlement of the area around c. 6000 and 4500 [[BP]], with the earliest levels contemporary with [[Khartoum]] Neolithic sites.{{cite book|last=Haaland|first=Randi|year=1989|chapter=The Late Neolithic culture-historical sequence in the Central Sudan|editor-last=Krzyżaniak|editor-first=Lech|editor2-last=Kobusiewicz|editor2-first=Michał|title=Late Prehistory of the Nile Basin and the Sahara|series=Studies in African Archaeology|publisher=Poznań Archaeological Museum|location=Poznań|pages=360–361|url=https://books.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/propylaeum/catalog/view/194/259/76504|access-date=2026-04-22}} |
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===Modern history=== |
===Modern history=== |
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In 1910, the construction of a one-way bridge near the city, likely on the Nile, began. It was mainly a railway line, with only one lane for vehicles. |
In 1910, the construction of a one-way bridge near the city, likely on the Nile, began. It was mainly a railway line, with only one lane for vehicles. |
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