Greater Upper Nile

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Greater Upper Nile is a historically significant region in northeastern South Sudan, known for its oil resources, conflict-affected history, and large Dinka population.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
region of South Sudan
borderedBy Ethiopia
Greater Bahr el Ghazal
linked to: Bahr el Ghazal

Greater Equatoria
linked to: Equatoria region

Sudan
linked to: South Sudan
conflictType civil war
inter-ethnic violence
containsAdministrativeArea Jonglei State
Unity State
Upper Nile State
country South Sudan
ethnicGroup Dinka people
Nuer people
linked to: Nuer
hasEconomicActivity oil production
pastoralism
subsistence agriculture
hasIssue armed conflict
food insecurity
humanitarian crisis
internal displacement
hasMajorCity Bentiu
Bor
Malakal
hasMajorTown Akobo
Nasir
Renk
hasNaturalResource natural gas
petroleum
historicallyPartOf Southern Sudan
knownFor conflict-affected history
large Dinka population
oil resources
languageSpoken Arabic
Dinka language
English
Nuer language
locatedIn northeastern South Sudan
partOf Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
religion Christianity
Islam
Traditional African religions
traversedBy White Nile
wasMajorTheatreOf Second Sudanese Civil War
South Sudanese Civil War
wasUnderAdministrationOf Government of South Sudan
Government of Sudan

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Dinka people region Greater Upper Nile
Dinka region Greater Upper Nile
Blue Nile State wasPartOf Greater Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Gordon Relief Expedition theatreOfOperations Upper Nile
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Nuer region Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Nuer region Greater Upper Nile, South Sudan
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Shilluk traditionalTerritory Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Upper Nile Valley partOf Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Thok Naath spokenIn Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Jagei Nuer region Greater Upper Nile region (approximate)
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Dok Nuer region Greater Upper Nile region (approximate)
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Lak Nuer region Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Nilotic peoples hasEthnogenesisRegion Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Gawar Nuer region Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Bahr el Ghazal borderedBy Greater Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Western Nilotic languages geographicDistribution Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Eastern Nilotic languages region Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Fertile Crescent traversedBy Upper Nile
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Cush associatedWith Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Jonglei partOf Greater Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Anyanya operationalArea Upper Nile
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Anyanya guerrilla movement operationalArea Upper Nile
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Anyanya Rebellion region Upper Nile
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Blue Nile region borders Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
French Marchand Mission location Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Bor partOf Greater Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Cush (Ethiopia) partiallyCorrespondsTo Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Greater Upper Nile partOf Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Jieng region Greater Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Bor Dinka culturalRegion Greater Upper Nile
Jonglei State partOf Greater Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Candace geographicalScope Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Lady of Kush region Upper Nile
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Naath associatedWithRegion Greater Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Kwoth cultRegion Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
The Nuer (1940) ethnographicRegion Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in-Opposition activeIn Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in-Opposition activeIn Greater Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
SPLM-IO regionOfActivity Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Upper Nile State partOf Greater Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Upper Nile State locatedOn Upper Nile basin
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Nilotic Sudan partOf Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Reth region Upper Nile region
subject linked to: reth
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
royal regalia of Nyikang region Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Unity State partOf Greater Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Dinka vs Nuer locatedIn Greater Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Southern Sudan region contains Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Alur community migrationOrigin Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Jopadhola migrationOrigin Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
Jopadhola people migrationOrigin Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile