Gogrial (also rendered and

romanized In linguistics, romanization is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, and transcription, ...

in Arabic as Qaqriyal) is a town in

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 ...

Location

Gogrial is located in the Gogrial West County of

Warrap State Warrap is one of the ten states in South Sudan with its Headquarters at Kuajok. Warrap state is located in the Bahr el Ghazal region. The state was separately established in 2005 following the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between ...

, in the

Bahr el Ghazal Bahr el-Ghazal (, also transliterated ''Bahr al-Ghazal'', ''Baḥr al-Ghazāl'', ''Bahr el-Gazel'', or versions of these without the hyphen) may refer to two distinct places, both named after ephemeral or dry rivers. Chad * Bahr el-Ghazal (wadi in ...

region of

, close to the borders with the

Republic of Sudan Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopi ...

and the

Abyei The Abyei Area () is an area of on the border between South Sudan and Sudan that has been accorded "special administrative status" by the 2004 Protocol on the Resolution of the Abyei Conflict (Abyei Protocol) in the Comprehensive Peace Agree ...

region. This location lies approximately , by road, northwest of

Juba Juba is the capital and largest city of South Sudan. The city is situated on the White Nile and also serves as the capital of the Central Equatoria, Central Equatoria State. It is the most recently declared national capital and had a populatio ...

, the capital and largest city in that country.

Overview

Gogrial, like most South Sudanese towns, sits on a riverbank. The

Jur River The Jur River ( Luo River) is a river in western South Sudan, flowing through the Bahr el Ghazal and Equatoria regions. About long, it flows north and northeast, joining the Bahr el Ghazal River on the western side of the Sudd wetlands. The Ju ...

flows north, then turns east, about to the east of the

central business district A central business district (CBD) is the Commerce, commercial and business center of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides wit ...

of the town. This town is one of two places where former NBA player

Manute Bol Manute Bol ( ; June 19, 2010) was a Sudanese-American professional basketball player and political activist. Listed at or tall, Bol was one of the two tallest players in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After he p ...

was reported to have been born, with some reports saying he was actually born in

Turalei Turalei is a large town and government seat of the Twic County of Warrap (state), Warrap State in the Bahr el Ghazal (region of South Sudan), Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan. The town is the birthplace of many well-known basketball players ...

, where his remains were buried.

Population

, the exact population of Gogrial is not known. However, it is estimated that the human population within a radius of , from the center of town, is approximately 44,600.Estimated Population In 2011
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Points of interest

The points of interest in or near the town of Gogrial include the following: * The

- The river passes to the east of the town * Gogrial Airport - A small civilian airport, with a single unpaved runway * The main road from

Wau, South Sudan Wau (; also known as Wow, Waw, or Wau Town) is a town, locally referred to as a city, in northwestern South Sudan on the western bank of Jur River. It is the capital of Western Bahr el Ghazal region in South Sudan. It lies approximately northw ...

Babanusa Babanusa () is a town in western Sudan. History In 1965, 72 Dinka civilians were massacred in the town by an Arab mob during the First Sudanese Civil War. In January 2024, the Siege of Babanusa began. The intense battle lasted until February ...

Sudan Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopi ...

(B38) passes thorough Gogrial in a north to south direction * The town of Kuajok - The

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, lies approximately , south of Gogrial, along Highway B38

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