Unity State

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Unity State is an oil-rich region in northern South Sudan that became a major battleground and humanitarian crisis zone during the South Sudanese Civil War.

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Label Occurrences
Unity State canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
state of South Sudan
administrativeChange reconstituted in 2020 peace deal
split into several states in 2015
borderedBy Jonglei State
Lakes State
Ruweng Administrative Area
Sudan
Warrap State
capital Bentiu
climate tropical savanna climate
contains oil fields
containsFeature floodplains
swamps
containsSettlement Abiemnom
Bentiu
Guit
Koch
Leer
Mayom
Panyijiar
Pariang
Rubkona
country South Sudan
experienced famine risk
food insecurity
humanitarian crisis
mass displacement of civilians
widespread violence against civilians
governedBy Governor of Unity State
hasConflictType ethnic conflict
resource conflict
hasEthnicGroup Dinka people
Nuer people
linked to: Nuer
hasNaturalResource oil
hasSector cattle herding
petroleum industry
subsistence agriculture
knownFor oil production
locatedIn East Africa
northern South Sudan
partOf Greater Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
timeZone East Africa Time
traversedBy White Nile
utcOffset +3
wasBattlegroundIn Second Sudanese Civil War
South Sudanese Civil War
wasPartOf Southern Sudan (Sudan)
linked to: South Sudan

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South Sudanese Civil War location Unity State
Jonglei bordersWith Unity State
Lakes State borderedBy Unity State
Jonglei State borders Unity State
Naath populationCenter Unity State
SPLM-IO regionOfActivity Unity State
Upper Nile State borders Unity State
Lakes State borderedBy Unity State
subject linked to: Lakes region