Al-Abwab

Al-Abwab, meaning the Gates, was a Christian Nubian kingdom in the Nile-Atbara region of central Sudan. It broke away from Alodia in 1268 or 1269 and allied with the Mamluks against Makuria.

Al-Abwab disappears from records after 1367, although writers in the early 15th century still called it Christian as Arab Bedouin settled in the region. Christian pottery found with Funj wares suggests it may have survived into the 15th or 16th century, while the region became part of the Funj Sultanate under Amara Dunqas.