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Madi People
The Madi or Màdí are a Central Sudanic languages, Central Sudanic speaking people that live in Magwi County in Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan and the districts of Adjumani and Moyo District, Moyo in Uganda. From south to north, the area runs from Nimule, at the South Sudan Uganda border, to Nyolo River where the Madi mingle with the Acholi, the Bari, and the Lolubo. From the east to west, it runs from Parajok/Magwi to Uganda across the River Nile. Language The speakers refer to themselves as ''Madi'' ("people"). the letter ''d'' is an implosive sound. The speakers refer to their language as ''madi ti'', literally meaning ''Madi mouth''. Among themselves, Madi refer to each other as belonging to a ''suru'' (tribe), which may further be broken down to ''pa'' (clan), which in some cases overlaps with ''suru''. While a Madi can only marry someone from outside their clan, they must normally marry within the group that shares the Madi language. Many neighboring speakers of Moru–M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madi Language (Sudan And Uganda)
Madi may refer to several unrelated languages: * Madí language, an Arawan language of Brazil * Ma'di language, a Nilo-Saharan language of Uganda and South Sudan * Gira language, also known as ''Madi'', a language of the Finisterre family spoken in Papua New Guinea See also * Madi Madi language, a language of Australia {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amadi
Amedi or Amadiye (; ; ) is a town in the Duhok Governorate of Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It is built on a mesa in the broader Great Zab river valley. Amedi is known for its celebrations of Newroz. Etymology According to ibn al-Athir, the Arabic name "ʿAmadiyya" is eponymous to Imad al-Din Zengi, who built a Citadel in 1142 on the site of an earlier fortification called āšib. Another theory is that the name is named after Imad al-Dawla, but this theory is less likely. According to Professor Jeffrey Szuchman, Amedi is of Hurrian or Urartian origin. History From the Early Bronze Age until it came under the control of the Mitanni in the 16th century BC, Amedi region was part of Kurda and it was entirely inhabited by Subartu, which did not speak a Semitic language. During the rule of the Mittani, the inhabitants of this region were known as Zubarians. After the fall of the Mittani, Amedi was conquered by Ashurnasirpal I of the Middle Assyrian Empire in the 11th century BC aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nilotic
The Nilotic peoples are peoples Indigenous people of Africa, indigenous to South Sudan and the Nile Valley who speak Nilotic languages. They inhabit South Sudan and the Gambela Region of Ethiopia, while also being a large minority in Kenya, Uganda, the north eastern border area of Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Tanzania. The Nilotic peoples consist of the Dinka, the Nuer people, Nuer, the Shilluk people, Shilluk, the Luo peoples, the Alur people, Alur, the Anuak people, Anuak, the Ateker peoples, the Kalenjin people and the Karamojong people also known as the Karamojong or Karimojong,, Ngasa people, Datooga people, Datooga, Dinka people, Samburu, and the Maa languages, Maa-speaking peoples. The Nilotes constitute the majority of the population in South Sudan while constituting a substantial minority in the countries of Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. They make up a notable part of the population of North eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as well. Nilotic people are believe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkiyah
Turco-Egyptian Sudan (), also known as Turkish Sudan or Turkiyya (, ''at-Turkiyyah''), describes the rule of the Eyalet and later Khedivate of Egypt over what is now Sudan and South Sudan. It lasted from 1820, when Muhammad Ali Pasha started his conquest of Sudan, to the fall of Khartoum in 1885 to Muhammad Ahmad, the self-proclaimed Mahdi. Background After Muhammad Ali crushed the Mamluks in Egypt, a party of them escaped and fled south. In 1811 these Mamluks established a state at Dunqulah as a base for their slave trading. In 1820 the Sultan of Sennar, Badi VII informed Muhammad Ali that he was unable to comply with the demand to expel the Mamluks. In response Muhammad Ali sent 4,000 troops to invade Sudan, clear it of Mamluks, and incorporate it into Egypt. His forces received the submission of the Kashif, dispersed the Dunqulah Mamluks, conquered Kurdufan, and accepted Sannar's surrender from Badi VII. However, the Arab Ja'alin tribes offered stiff resistance. The 'T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nimule
Nimule is a city in the southern part of South Sudan in Magwi County, Eastern Equatoria. It lies approximately , by road, southeast of Juba, the capital of South Sudan and largest city in the country. The town also lies approximately , by road, north of Gulu, Uganda, the nearest large city. Overview and history In 1901, Nimule was the base for a British punitive expedition against the Lango, which had raided neighboring districts. The Lango had been supported by Sudanese mutineers, who were all captured or killed by the British force. On 19 August 2013, the South Sudanese parliament decided to upgrade Nimule Town to City Council status, administered by a City Clerk. Some in the county have protested, calling for wider consultations. On April 7, 2014, the Mountain Trade and Development Bank expanded into the Eastern Equatoria state by opening a new branch in the town of Nimule. On October 6, 2017; Uganda had pledged to supply power to two South Sudanese border towns as part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bokoyo
Bokoyo is a settlement in Dungu Territory, Haut-Uélé, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Location Bokoyo is in Dungu Territory, Haut-Uélé, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is about NNE of Dungu and just west of the ''Réserve de chasse d'Azande''. The Köppen climate classification is Aw: Tropical savanna, wet. History On 14 August 1893 a Belgian expedition under Ernest Baert with 86 African soldiers reached Bokoyo from Dungu. At Bokoyo they were joined by 350 Azande auxiliaries. They continued on to Mundu en route to the Nile The Nile (also known as the Nile River or River Nile) is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile is the longest river in Africa. It has historically been considered the List of river sy .... Notes Sources * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bokoyo Populated places in Haut-Uélé ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armand Hutereau
Armand refer to: People * Armand (name), list of people with this name *Armand (photographer) (1901–1963), Armenian photographer *Armand (singer) (1946–2015), Dutch protest singer *Sean Armand (born 1991), American basketball player *Armand, duc d'Aiguillon (1750–1800), French noble *Armand of Kersaint (1742–1793), French sailor and politician Places *Saint-Armand, Quebec, Canada *Armand, Iran, a village in Khanmirza County *Armand-e Sofla, Iran *Armand Rural District, Iran * St. Armand, New York * St. Armand's Key in Florida *Armand-Jude River, a river in Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada See also *Arman (other) * ''Armand'' (film), 2024 film *Armand Commission The Armand Commission was the first Commission of the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom), between 1958 and 1959. Its president was Louis Armand of France. There would be two further Commissions before the institutions of Euratom were mer ..., firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bari
Bari ( ; ; ; ) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia Regions of Italy, region, on the Adriatic Sea in southern Italy. It is the first most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy. It is a port and university city as well as the city of Saint Nicholas. The city itself has a population of 315,473 inhabitants, and an area of over , while the urban area has 750,000 inhabitants. Its Metropolitan City of Bari, metropolitan province has 1.2 million inhabitants. Bari is made up of four different urban sections. To the north is the closely built old town on the peninsula between two modern harbours, with the Basilica di San Nicola, Basilica of Saint Nicholas, the Cathedral of San Sabino (1035–1171) and the Castello Normanno-Svevo (Bari), Norman-Swabian Castle, which is now also a major nightlife district. To the south is the Murat quarter (erected by Joachim Murat), the modern heart of the city, which is laid out on a rectangular grid-plan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
