The Lol State was a

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with the capital in

Raga A ''raga'' or ''raag'' (; also ''raaga'' or ''ragam''; ) is a melodic framework for improvisation in Indian classical music akin to a musical mode, melodic mode. The ''rāga'' is a unique and central feature of the classical Indian music tradit ...

, that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. It was located in the

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 ...

region, which is in the northwest section of the country. Lol state bordered

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and

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in the

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to the west,

South Darfur South Darfur State ( ar, ولاية جنوب دارفور Wilāyat Ǧanūb Dārfūr; Janob Darfor) is one of the wilayat or states of Sudan. It is one of the five states that compose the region of Darfur in western Sudan. Overview Prior to the ...

and

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to the north, the disputed region of

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to the northwest,

Aweil East State Aweil East also known as Abiem, was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020.It had an estimated population of 571,728 people and an area of 6,172.23 KM square. It was located in northern-western South Sudan. ...

to the northeast, Aweil State to the east,

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to the south, and

Wau State Wau may refer to: Places and jurisdictions Papua New Guinea * Wau, Papua New Guinea * Wau Airport (Papua New Guinea) * Wau Rural LLG, (local level government) South Sudan * Wau State * Wau, South Sudan City * Wau railway station * Wa ...

to the southeast. The state was created alongside 27 other states after a decree issuing the creation of 28 states took place. It was dissolved at the conclusion of the

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History

On 2 October 2015, President

Salva Kiir Salva (Latin for "Save") may refer to: People *Francisco Salva Campillo (1751-1828), Spanish scientist * Ramon d'Salva (born 1921), Filipino actor * Héctor Salva (1939-2015), Uruguayan football midfielder *Salva Kiir Mayardit (born 1951), South ...

issued a decree establishing 28 states in place of the 10 constitutionally established states. The decree established the new states largely along ethnic lines. A number of opposition parties and civil society groups challenged the constitutionality of the decree. Kiir later resolved to take it to parliament for approval as a constitutional amendment. In November the South Sudanese parliament empowered President Kiir to create new states. As a result, Lol State was formed from the counties of

Raga County Raga County is a county in the Western Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan. It is the largest county in the nation. In Arabic, Raga County can be known as "Raja". Population Raga County's population Population typically refers to the number of peo ...

Western Bahr el Ghazal Western Bahr el Ghazal is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of and is the least populous state in South Sudan, according to the controversial Sudanese census conducted in 2008. It is part of the Bahr el Ghazal region. Its capital is Wau. ...

and Aweil North County and Aweil West County in

Northern Bahr el Ghazal Northern Bahr el Ghazal is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of 30,543 km² and is part of the Bahr el Ghazal region. It borders East Darfur in Sudan to the north, Western Bahr el Ghazal to the west and south, and Warrap and the dis ...

, encompassing a region consisting of the majority of the

Lol River The Lol River, or Loll River, is a stream in northern South Sudan that feeds the Bahr al-Arab, known locally as the Kiir River. Course The Lol River forms at the convergence of the Chel or Kuru River and the Magadhik River just west of Nyamlell ...

and its western

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. Rezik Zechariah Hassan was appointed as Governor on 24 December 2015. On 22 February 2020, President Salva Kiir reverted the 28 states back original ten states at the conclusion of the

. Lol State has since been reincorporated back into Western Bahr el Ghazal and Northern Bahr el Ghazal.

Geography

Administrative counties

After the split up, Lol State broke down even further for a total of 11 counties. Three new additional counties were created later on 6 October 2016 to bring the total of 14. The 14 counties are part of the 180 counties in South Sudan. The 14 counties are consisted of the following: * Former Raga (Raja) County: ** Eri; headquarters: Ere ** Kuru; headquarters: Uyu-Kuku ** Ringi; headquarters: Boro * Former Aweil North County: ** Korok East; headquarters: Maper Dut Thou ** Korok West; headquarters: Jach ** Malual Centre; headquarters: Maper Dut Wieu ** Malual North; headquarters: Gok Machar ** Ariath; headquarters: Ariath ** Korok Centre; headquarters: Mayen Ulem * Former Aweil West County: ** Gomjuer East; headquarters: Wedwil ** Gomjuer West; headquarters: Nyamlel ** Majakbai; headquarters: Majakbai ** Marialbai; headquarters: Marialbai ** Gomjuer Centre; headquarters: unknown

Towns and cities

The capital and largest city of the state of Lol was

. Other towns in Lol State included Gossinga and

Deim Zubeir Deim Zubeir, from the Arabic ديم الزبير Daim az-Zubayr" commonly translated as the "Camp of Zubeir", is the historically established but highly controversial name of Uyujuku town in the Western Bahr el Ghazal of the Republic of South Su ...

References

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