The Greater Upper Nile is a region of northeastern
South Sudan
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.
It is named for the
White Nile, a tributary of the
Nile River in
North
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and
East
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History
The Greater Upper Nile region seceded from the
Republic of Sudan
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on 9 July 2011 along with its fellow Southern Sudanese regions of
Bahr el Ghazal Bahr el-Ghazal (Arabic بحر الغزال , also transliterated ''Bahr al-Ghazal'', ''Baḩr 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 ...
and
Equatoria. The three regions now constitute the
Republic of South Sudan
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Geography
The Greater Upper Nile borders
Ethiopia
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to the east and the
Republic of the Sudan
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to the north. The
South Sudanese
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region of
Bahr el Ghazal Bahr el-Ghazal (Arabic بحر الغزال , also transliterated ''Bahr al-Ghazal'', ''Baḩr 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 ...
lies to the west and the region of
Equatoria lies to the South of Greater Upper Nile.
Administrative divisions
The Greater Upper Nile consists of the following
states:
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Jonglei State
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 st ...
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Unity
Unity may refer to:
Buildings
* Unity Building, Oregon, Illinois, US; a historic building
* Unity Building (Chicago), Illinois, US; a skyscraper
* Unity Buildings, Liverpool, UK; two buildings in England
* Unity Chapel, Wyoming, Wisconsin, US; ...
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Upper Nile
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Pibor Administrative Area
The Greater Pibor Administrative Area is an administrative area in South Sudan.
History
From the beginning of South Sudanese independence, the Anyuak, Jie, Kachepo, and Murle people in Jonglei sought greater autonomy from the Jonglei State gove ...
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Ruweng Administrative Area
The Ruweng Administrative Area is an administrative area in South Sudan. The area was known as Ruweng State between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020 when it was a state of South Sudan.
History
On 1 October 2015, President Salva Kiir issued ...
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Between October 2015 and February 2020, the region consisted of the following states:
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Akobo State
Akobo was a state in South Sudan that existed between 14 January 2017 and 22 February 2020.
History
Akobo County was separated from Bieh State and made a separate state with the increase in the number of states from 28 to 32 on January 14, 201 ...
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Bieh State
Bieh State (previously named Eastern Bieh State) was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. It was located in the Greater Upper Nile region and it bordered Fangak to the west, Central Upper Nile to the n ...
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Boma State
Boma or BOMA may refer to:
People
* Boma Akpore, Nigerian actor
* Boma Iyaye (born 1969), Nigerian accountant and politician
Places
* Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, a port city
** Boma Airport near Boma, Congo
* Boma, Ghana, a to ...
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Fangak State
Fangak State (previously named Western Bieh State) was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. It was located in the Greater Upper Nile region and it bordered Ruweng to the northwest, Western Nile to the ...
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Jonglei State
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 st ...
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Northern Liech State
Northern Liech was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. It was located in the Greater Upper Nile region and it bordered Ruweng to the north, Western Bieh to the east, Southern Liech to the south, Tonj ...
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Ruweng State
The Ruweng Administrative Area is an administrative area in South Sudan. The area was known as Ruweng State between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020 when it was a state of South Sudan.
History
On 1 October 2015, President Salva Kiir issued ...
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Southern Liech State
Southern Liech State was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. It was located in the Greater Upper Nile region and it bordered Northern Liech to the north, Western Bieh to the east, Jonglei
Jonglei Stat ...
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Central Upper Nile State
Central Upper Nile was a state in South Sudan
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Fashoda State
Fashoda State (previously named Western Nile State) was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. It was located in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan, and it bordered the country of Sudan to the n ...
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Latjor State
Latjoor was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. It was located in the Greater Upper Nile region and it bordered Eastern Nile to the north, Eastern Bieh to the south, and Ethiopia to the east.
On 2 Octo ...
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Maiwut State Maiwut State was a state in South Sudan that existed between 14 January 2017 and 22 February 2020. It is located in the Greater Upper Nile region and it borders Eastern Nile to the north, Eastern Bieh
Bieh State (previously named Eastern Bieh Sta ...
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Northern Upper Nile State
See also
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White Nile
References
External links
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Regions of South Sudan
Historical regions