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Liffi
Liffi (or Lefi) was a military station in Sudan, named after a nearby hill, and the surrounding region. It was the location of several clashes between Egyptian forces and Mahdists in the early 1880s. In 1894 the Belgians temporarily established a base there. Mount Liffi The rocky Mount Liffi, or Jabal Liffi, () is a short distance to the southeast of Khor Shammam. Mount Liffi is a metamorphic rock cone high, not far from Kagola. S. Santandrea, writing in 1948, says that the Togoyo tribe, by then almost extinct, had a legend that their ancestor Cokwol had fallen from heaven on Mount Lefi, which travelers such as Romolo Gessi called Liffi. They had lived there during their golden age and were still living there in the 19th century when the region was devastated by warfare, slave hunting, famine and disease. A few clans still existed, centered around Mount Lefi, where the tribe used to sacrifice a goat on a sacred stone to bring the rains. The Togoyo territory extended from Khor Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Lupton
Frank Miller Lupton, or Lupton Bey, (1854 – 8 May 1888) was a British sailor who served as an administrator in the Egyptian Sudan. He was governor of Bahr el Ghazal province in 1881 at the start of the Mahdist War. Cut off from supplies and reinforcements, he had to surrender the province in 1884. After an initial period of freedom he was enchained for ten months. He was freed but struggled to make a living, his health deteriorated and he died in poverty. He had married a local woman who survived him, as did their two daughters. Early years Frank Miller Lupton was born in Ilford, Essex, England in 1854, son of a local merchant. When he was 24 he joined the Mercantile Marine and became first officer of a steamship in the Red Sea on the route between Jedda and Suakin. In 1879 he joined a camel caravan in Suakin that crossed the mountains and desert to Berber, then went on to Khartoum. He met Governor General Gordon, who gave him command of a flotilla of river steamers that G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biri River
The Biri River is a river of South Sudan. It is a left tributary of the Kuru River, a headwater of the Lol River. Course The Biri River rises in the south of the Western Bahr el Ghazal near the border with Haut-Mbomou in the Central African Republic. It flows in a north-northeast direction past Deim Zubeir (which lies to the east), then northeast to the border with Northern Bahr el Ghazal, where it joins the Chel or Kuru River from the left. Historical The first European to visit the river appears to have been Dr. Georg August Schweinfurth, who spent three years exploring the Bahr-el-Ghazal region before returning to Europe in the fall of 1871. He did not take any astronomical observation, so did not record latitude or longitude, but did keep an excellent dead reckoning of distances and direction. His map of the courses of rivers such as the Biri and Kuru are very accurate. Frank Lupton in his 1884 ''Geographical Observations in The Bahr-el-Ghazal Region'' showed the Biri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Bahr El Ghazal
Western Bahr el Ghazal is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of and is the least populous state in South Sudan, according to the controversial Sudanese census conducted in 2008. It is part of the Bahr el Ghazal region. Its capital is Wau. The state shared international borders with Sudan to the north and the Central African Republic to the west. The portion now occupied by Raga County (pronounced 'Raja') is the southern part of the historical region known as "Dar Fertit". History This state, and Raga County in particular, was the part of South Sudan that was most affected by the slave trade conducted by nearby Muslim sultanates from the 18th century on and by Mameluk Egypt in the second half of the 19th century, and Raga County is the only part of South Sudan with a significant number of Muslims and Arabs. In addition to the Baggara Arabs, another local Muslim ethnic group is the Feroghe (Feroge, etc.). Traditionally, the northern part of Raga County falls within the "B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahdism
Mahdism ( fa, مَهدَویّت, ar, المهدوية) in the Twelver branch of Shia Islam, derived from the belief in the reappearance of the Twelfth Shiite Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi as the savior of the apocalypse for the salvation of human beings and the establishment of peace and justice. Mahdism is a kind of messianism. From this perspective, it is believed that Jesus Christ and Khidr are still alive and will emerge with Muhammad al-Mahdi in order to fulfil their mission of bringing peace and justice to the world. Mahdism in Quran Many verses of the Quran are related to the Mahdism. Like verse 105 of Al-Anbiya Surah: The commentators have considered the fulfillment of the promise mentioned in the verse at the time of the reappearance of Imam Muhammad al-Mahdi. Also, verse 5 of Al-Qasas Surah: Some have considered the interpretations of this verse to be related to Muhammad al-Mahdi and others have considered it to be related to the return ( Rajʽa) of the Ima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mbomu River
The Mbomou River or Bomu (also spelled M'bomou in French) forms part of the boundary between the Central African Republic (CAR) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Mbomou merges with the Uele River to form the Ubangi River. The Ubangi, a tributary of the Congo Congo or The Congo may refer to either of two countries that border the Congo River in central Africa: * Democratic Republic of the Congo, the larger country to the southeast, capital Kinshasa, formerly known as Zaire, sometimes referred to a ..., also serves as part of the border between the CAR and the DRC. Gallery File:Forward, forward.jpg, Man on the Mbomou river, between Bangassou and Ndu References Further reading * * External links * Rivers of the Central African Republic Rivers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Central African Republic–Democratic Republic of the Congo border International rivers of Africa Border rivers Tributaries of the Ubangi River {{DRCongo-r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sopo River
The Sopo River is a river in South Sudan's state of Western Bahr el Ghazal. Course The Sopo river rises on the border with the Central African Republic, and flows in a generally northeast direction past the town of Sopo. to join the Boro River on the border with Northern Bahr el Ghazal. The combined stream is the Magadhik River, which in turn joins the Chel River to form the Lol River, a tributary of the Bahr al-Arab. See also *List of rivers of South Sudan This is a list of streams and rivers in South Sudan, arranged geographically by drainage basin. There is an alphabetic list at the end of this article. The list may not be comprehensive. The hydrology of the eastern part of South Sudan is comp ... External linksSopo River References Western Bahr el Ghazal Bahr el Ghazal Rivers of South Sudan {{SouthSudan-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahr El Adda
The Adda River is a river of South Sudan, a tributary of the Bahr al-Arab. The river flows through the Western Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the .... The average elevation is above sea level. It joins the Umbelasha River opposite the town of Radom, Sudan, to form the Bahr al-Arab, which defines the border between South Sudan and Sudan. References {{Rivers of South Sudan Rivers of South Sudan Bahr el Ghazal Nile basin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jabal Telgona
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Jabal, Jabel, Jebel or Jibal may refer to: People * Jabal (name), a male Arabic given name * Jabal (Bible), mentioned in the Hebrew Bible Places In Arabic, ''jabal'' or ''jebel'' (spelling variants of the same word) means 'mountain'. * Dzhebel, a town in Bulgaria * Jabal Amman, part of Amman, Jordan * Jabel, a German municipality * Jabal, Amreli, a village in Gujarat, India * Jabal Rural District, in Iran * Jebel, Timiș, a commune in Timiș County, Romania * Jebel, Turkmenistan, a town * Jibal or al-Jabal, a late 1st-millennium-CE West-Asian realm Other uses * Djebel (1937–1958), a racehorse See also * * * * * * Jubal (other) Jubal may refer to: People * Jubal (Bible), named in the Book of Genesis as the father of musicians * Jubal (footballer) (born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Jubal Brown (born c. 1974), controversial video producer and multi-media artist * Jubal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bashi-bazouk
A bashi-bazouk ( ota, باشی بوزوق , , , roughly "leaderless" or "disorderly") was an irregular soldier of the Ottoman army, raised in times of war. The army chiefly recruited Albanians and Circassians as bashi-bazouks, but recruits came from all ethnic groups of the Ottoman Empire including slaves from Europe or Africa. They had a reputation for bravery, but also as an undisciplined and brutal group, notorious for looting and preying on civilians as a result of a lack of regulation and of the expectation that they would support themselves off the land. Origin and history Although the Ottoman armies always contained mercenaries as well as regular soldiers, the strain on the Ottoman feudal system caused mainly by the Empire's wide expanse required heavier reliance on irregular soldiers. They were armed and maintained by the government, but did not receive pay and did not wear uniforms or distinctive badges. They were motivated to fight mostly by expectations of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonj
Tonj is a city in South Sudan. Location The city is located in ''Tonj South County'', Warrap State, in northwest South Sudan. Its location lies approximately , by road, northwest of Juba, the capital and largest city in the country. It lies on the northwest bank of the Tonj River (or Ibba River). Tonj lies between Rumbek, approximately by road to the southeast, and Wau, approximately by road to the northwest. The coordinates of Tonj are: 7° 16' 48.00"N, 28° 40' 48.00"E (Latitude: 7.2800; Longitude: 28.6800). The average elevation of the town is approximately above sea level. Overview Tonj is a small but growing town in South Sudan's vast interior. Situated between two larger urban centers of Rumbek and Wau, the town is a significant transit point for road travellers. The town's airport has not yet attracted regular airline service. Tonj is the largest city in Warrap State, one of the ten (10) states that constitute South Sudan. The town and the county where it lies ('' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinka People
The Dinka people ( din, Jiɛ̈ɛ̈ŋ) are a Nilotes, Nilotic ethnic group native to South Sudan with a sizable diaspora population abroad. The Dinka mostly live along the Nile, from Jonglei to Renk, South Sudan, Renk, in the region of Bahr el Ghazal (region of South Sudan), Bahr el Ghazal, Upper Nile (two out of three Provinces which were formerly located in southern Sudan), and the Abyei Area of the Ngok Dinka in South Sudan. They number around 4.5 million people according to the 2008 Sudan census, constituting about 18% of the population of the entire country and the largest ethnic tribe in South Sudan. Dinka, or as they refer to themselves, (singular) and (plural), make up one of the branches of the River Lake Nilotic peoples, Nilotes (mainly sedentary agropastoral peoples of the Nile Valley and African Great Lakes region who speak Nilotic languages, including the Nuer language, Nuer and Luo (Kenya and Tanzania), Luo). Dinka are noted for their height, and, along with the Tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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