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Jonglei
Jonglei State is a state of South Sudan with Bor as its centre of government and the biggest city. Jonglei state comprises nine counties: Bor, Akobo, Ayod, Uror, Duk, Nyirol, Pigi, Twic East, and Fangak. Jonglei State is the largest state by area before reorganisation, with an area of approximately 122,581 km2, as well as the most populous according to the 2008 census conducted in present-day South Sudan's second period of autonomy. The boundaries of the state were again changed as a result of a peace agreement signed on 22 February 2020. In the 21st century, Jonglei State has been marred by ethnic clashes, which the UNMISS estimated in May 2012 had affected the lives of over 140,000 people, and which have been magnified by the broader South Sudanese conflict since December 2013. Administrative divisions Jonglei State is divided into 9 counties as follows: * Akobo County * Ayod County * Bor County * Duk County * Fangak County * Nyirol County * Pigi Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonglei Canal
The Jonglei Canal was a canal project started, but never completed, to divert water from the vast Sudd wetlands of South Sudan so as to deliver more water downstream to Sudan and Egypt for use in agriculture. Sir William Garstin proposed the idea of the canal in 1907; the government of Egypt conducted a study in 1946; and plans took shape between 1954 and 1959 during the period of decolonization which included Sudanese independence in 1956. Against the context of Sudan's postcolonial civil conflict, the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), led by John Garang, halted construction of the canal in 1984. The dispute over the Jonglei Canal, and access to Nile waters, added a significant environmental dimension to the 1983–2005 second Sudanese civil war, in which disputes over the religious, linguistic, and cultural elements of Sudanese national identity also played prominent roles. Concept Due to the Sudd swamp, the water from the southwestern tributaries of the Nile, the Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
States Of South Sudan
The States of South Sudan were created out of the three historic former provinces (and contemporary regions) of Bahr el Ghazal (region of South Sudan), Bahr el Ghazal (northwest), Equatoria (southern), and Greater Upper Nile (northeast). The states are further divided into Counties of Southern Sudan, 79 counties. In October 2015, South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit issued a decree establishing 28 states in place of the 10 that was previously established. The decree established the new states largely along ethnic lines. A number of opposition parties challenged the constitutionality of this decree and the decree was referred to parliament for approval as a constitutional amendment. In November, the South Sudanese parliament approved the creation of the new states. In January 2017, President Salva Kiir stated a decreed of further subdivision of the country from 28 into 32 states. In February 2020, as a result of a peace agreement that ended the South Sudanese Civil War, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayod County
Ayod County is an administrative area in Jonglei State, South Sudan, with headquarters in Ayod. Its inhabited by Gawaar Nuer categorically divided into two sections e.g Baar and Nyang then which are further consists of major clans of Chieng- Kapel, Bhaang,Jamuogh, Chieng -Thony, Chieng - Nyadakuon, Jithiep, Chieng-Pear, and Chieng-Nyaiguak. In the January 2011 referendum the results were unanimously in favor of independence from Sudan. Health issues A study of Ayod village in December 1994 examined 759 people and found that 156, or 20.6%, had Guinea worm lesions. Dracunculiasis, the parasitical infection by the Guinea worm is caused by drinking contaminated water, and can be eliminated by providing a clean water supply. Levels of the bacterial eye disease trachoma are extremely high among residents of the county. In February 2011 it was reported that the county had been hit by a severe water shortage. This was caused by a combination of lack of rain, increasing numbers of return ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Sudan
South Sudan (), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the north by Sudan; on the east by Ethiopia; on the south by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya; and on the west by the Central African Republic. South Sudan's diverse landscape includes vast plains and plateaus, dry and tropical savannahs, inland floodplains, and forested mountains. The Nile, Nile River system is the defining physical feature of the country, running south to north across its center, which is dominated by a large swamp known as the Sudd. South Sudan has a population of just over 12.7 million in 2024. Juba is the Capital city, capital and largest city. Sudan was occupied by History of Egypt under the Muhammad Ali dynasty, Egypt under the Muhammad Ali dynasty and governed as an Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian condominium until Sudanese independence in 1956. Following the First Sudanese Civil War, the Southern Sudan Autonomous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pigi County
Pigi County is a county in Jonglei, South Sudan South Sudan (), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the north by Sudan; on the east by Ethiopia; on the south by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya; and on the ... ATAR/PIGI COUNTY, JONGLEI STATE DEMOGRAPHY 2008 Census population: 99,068 2020 Population projection*: 99,781 Ethnic groups and languages: Padang Dinka, sub-groups include 1. Paweny(Aniek, Buga, Jueny, Thiony and Tundiak) occupying Atar Land 2. Luac, Rut and Thoi occupying Khorfulus Displacement Figures: 6,836 IDPs and 5,763 returnees (2019) ECONOMY & LIVELIHOODS ATAR/Pigi County is located on the northern edge of Jonglei State. It is bordered by Nyirol and Ayod Counties to the south, Fangak County to the west, and Panyikang County (Upper Nile) to the north. It is at the confluence of the Sobat and Nile Rivers just south of Malakal town. Additionally, the Atar River meanders thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Sudanese Conflict (2013–present)
The South Sudanese Civil War was a multi-sided civil war in South Sudan fought from 2013 to 2020, between forces of the government and opposition forces. The civil war caused rampant human rights abuses, including forced displacement, ethnic massacres, and killings of journalists by various parties. Since the war's end, South Sudan has been governed by a coalition formed by leaders of the former warring factions, Salva Kiir Mayardit and Riek Machar. The country continues to recover from the war while experiencing ongoing and systemic ethnic violence. In December 2013, President Kiir accused his former deputy Machar and 10 others of attempting a coup d'état. Machar denied trying to start a coup and fled to lead the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition (SPLM-IO). Fighting broke out between the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) and SPLM-IO, igniting the civil war. Ugandan troops were deployed to fight alongside the South Sudanese government. The United Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twic East County
Twic East County, or simply Twic East, is a county located in Jonglei State, South Sudan. Its headquarters were located at Panyagor.Prior to the opening of the Twic East County Head Office in July, 2015, the administration of Twic East County was housed in the former office of the Jonglei Canal Project (JCP) in Panyagor. (See ) In May 2016, Twic East County was divided into Twic North County, Kongor County, Twic Center County, and Twic South County. History The area encompassed by the former county of Twic East was former colonial Twi Dinka district. Twic East County was home to the Twic community and it was nicknamed after a founding ancestor named Atwï or Atwïc Ariɛm ronounce: Twïny Ariɛm According to the Twic origin myth, their ancestors came from Patunduu' or Patundur, which lay to the west of Paliau, where Atwic and his brother, Yieu, lived. They had a falling out, and Atwic left his brother in Patunduu'. After Atwic's departure, Patundur suffered an eight-year droug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bor, South Sudan
Bor is a historic city in the Bor region of Jonglei State, located in the central region of South Sudan. It has also served as the headquarters of Jonglei state. The city is situated on the east side of the White Nile ( Bahr al Jabal River) at the southern extent of the sudd, South Sudan's vast central wetlands. History Bor is located on the eastern bank of White Nile River, a site where an ivory trading depot was established in the 1860s. It grew into a regional hub of the ivory trade during the late nineteenth century. In 1874, Charles George Gordon established a government station there under the Turkiyah Government. In the early years of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Bor was a "wooding station" for steamers travelling along the White Nile (Bahr al Jabal River). In 1905, Bor was established as the headquarters of the Bor District. Bor became an administrative centre under the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (1899–1956) for the Dinka Bor people. Bor is the epicenter of the Second Sudane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fangak County
Fangak County is an administrative area of Jonglei State in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan, with headquarters in the town of Phom el Zaraf. Location The county is located between Koch County in Unity State in the South-West, Guit County in Unity State to the west, Ayod County to the south, Pigi County to the east, Panykang County of Upper Nile State in the northeast, and Panriang County in the north. Phom el Zaraf town, the county headquarters, lies where the Bahr el Zeraf enters the White Nile from the east. The Zeraf island, in which the town of Old Fangak is located, comprises a large part of the county. The island, much of which is within the Block 5A oilfield, is between the White Nile, or Bahr el Jebel, to the west and the Bahr el Zeraf to the east. People The 2008 census estimated that the population of the county was 110,130. Most of the inhabitants of Fangak County belong to the Laak and Thiang sections of the Nuer people. The people are agro-pas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinka Bor
The Dinka people () are a Nilotic ethnic group native to South Sudan. The Dinka mostly live along the Nile, from Mangalla-Bor to Renk, in the region of Bahr el Ghazal, Upper Nile (two out of three provinces that were formerly part of southern Sudan), and the Abyei area of the Ngok Dinka in South Sudan. They number around 4.5 million, according to the 2008 Sudan census, constituting about 40% of the population of that country and the largest ethnic group in South Sudan. The Dinka refer to themselves as (singular) and (plural). Origins The Dinka originated from the Gezira in what became Sudan. In medieval times this region was ruled by the kingdom of Alodia, a Christian, multi-ethnic empire in Nubia. Living in its southern periphery and interacting with the Nubians, the Dinka absorbed a sizable amount of Nubian vocabulary. From the 13th century, with the disintegration of Alodia, the Dinka began to migrate out of Gezira, fleeing slave raids, military conflict, and droughts. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duk County
Duk is a county in Jonglei, South Sudan. In May 2016, it was divided into three counties which were Duk Padiet, Duk Payuel, and Panyang. In 2017, the governor of Jonglei State added Duk Pagaak County, totaling four counties in former Duk County. However, in 2020, President Salva Kiir Mayardit reinstated the original number of states and counties, thus reunifying original Duk County. In Duk County is the village of Duk Payuel, the birthplace of John Dau who is one of the "Lost Boys of Sudan The Lost Boys of Sudan refers to a group of over 20,000 boys of the Nuer and Dinka ethnic groups who were displaced or orphaned during the Second Sudanese Civil War (1983–2005). Two million were killed and others were severely affected by the ...." References {{coord missing, Sudan Counties of Jonglei State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akobo County
Akobo County is a county in South Sudan. Location The county is located in Jonglei State, in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan, bordering the country of Ethiopia. The county headquarter is Akobo, located approximately , northeast of Juba, South Sudan Capital and largest city in the country. Overview The county is one of the eleven (11) counties that constitute Jonglei State. The county is prone to drought and the population is nomadic, sometimes migrating to other locations in search of water and pasture for their livestock. Due to the insecurity associated with military conflict between Sudan and South Sudan, some of the inhabitants of the county have sought refuge in neighboring Ethiopia. Some of those refugees are expected to return following the independence of South Sudan in July 2011. In 2010, a nutrition survey of young children was carried out b Medairan Save the Children in Southern Sudan(SCiSS). The study found high rates of acute malnutrition and poor chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
