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| Alodia | Eastern Orthodox | |
|---|---|---|
| Dates | 6th century – 1504 CE | Dates unknown |
| Duration | 1,004 years | — |
| Kind | Polity | Culture sphere |
| Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | Europe |
| Culture spheres | Eastern Orthodox, Nubian and Ethiopian | — |
| Linked events | 4 | 0 |
| Most common event | Collapse | — |
| Borders recorded | 347 – 1506 CE | — |
| Preceded by | — | — |
| Succeeded by | — | — |
About Alodia
Alodia, also known as Alwa (Old Nubian: ⲁⲣⲟⲩⲁ, Aroua; Byzantine Greek: Ἀρούα, Arouá; Arabic: علوة, ʿAlwa), was a medieval kingdom in what is now central Sudan. Its capital was the city of Soba, located near modern-day Khartoum at the confluence of the Blue and White Nile rivers.
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