The Greater Upper Nile is a region of northeastern
South Sudan
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.
It is named for the
White Nile
The White Nile ( ar, النيل الأبيض ') is a river in Africa, one of the two main tributaries of the Nile, the other being the Blue Nile. The name comes from the clay sediment carried in the water that changes the water to a pale colo ...
, a tributary of the
Nile River
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in
North
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Etymology
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and
East
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Africa
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.
History
The Greater Upper Nile region seceded from the
Republic of Sudan on 9 July 2011 along with its fellow Southern Sudanese regions of
Bahr el Ghazal and
Equatoria. The three regions now constitute the
Republic of South Sudan
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Geography
The Greater Upper Nile borders
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the Er ...
to the east and the
Republic of the Sudan to the north. The
South Sudanese region of
Bahr el Ghazal 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
*
Upper Nile
* ''
Pibor Administrative Area''
* ''
Ruweng Administrative Area''
Between October 2015 and February 2020, the region consisted of the following states:
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Akobo State
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Bieh State
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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 town ...
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Fangak State
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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
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Ruweng State
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Southern Liech State
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Central Upper Nile State
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Fashoda State
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Latjor State
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Maiwut State
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Northern Upper Nile State
See also
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White Nile
The White Nile ( ar, النيل الأبيض ') is a river in Africa, one of the two main tributaries of the Nile, the other being the Blue Nile. The name comes from the clay sediment carried in the water that changes the water to a pale colo ...
References
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Regions of South Sudan
Historical regions