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Juba (other)
Juba is the capital of South Sudan. Juba may also refer to: Locations * Juba, Estonia, a village in Võru Parish, Võru County, Estonia * Jubaland, Somalia * Jubba River, Somalia People ;Ancient * Juba I of Numidia, King (85 BC–46 BC) * Juba II, client King of Numidia and Mauretania (52 BC–AD 23) * Juba (Roman metrician) (2nd century writer) * Titus Desticius Juba (3rd century Roman governor) ;Modern * Stephen Juba (1914–1993), mayor of the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada from 1957 to 1977 * Master Juba (1825–1852), stage name for William Henry Lane * Jussi Tuomola (born 1965), Finnish cartoonist with the pen name Juba * Juba (sniper), a nickname associated with a supposed sniper involved with the Iraqi insurgency * Juba Kalamka (born 1970), African American bisexual artist and activist Other * Juba Arabic * Juba dance * Juba skipper (''Hesperia juba''), a butterfly * "Juba", a song by DJ Spooky from the album ''Songs of a Dead Dreamer (album), Songs of a Dead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 State. It is the world's newest capital city to be elevated as such, and had a population of 525,953 in 2017. It has an area of , with the metropolitan area covering . Juba was established in 1920–21 by the Church Missionary Society (CMS) in a small Bari village, also called Juba. The city was made as the capital of Mongalla Province in the late 1920s. The growth of the town accelerated following the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2005, which made Juba the capital of the Autonomous Government of Southern Sudan. Juba became the capital of South Sudan in 2011 after its independence, but influential parties wanted Ramciel to be the capital. The government announced the move of the capital to Ramciel, but it is yet to occur. History Under the Khedivate of Egypt, Juba served as the southernmost garrison of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
