Greater Upper Nile region (South Sudan)

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The Greater Upper Nile region in South Sudan is a historically significant and oil-rich area in the northeast of the country, inhabited by diverse ethnic groups and frequently affected by conflict and displacement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
historical region
administrativeHistory informal macro-region rather than formal state
part of Southern Sudan in Sudan before 2011
affectedBy humanitarian crises
large-scale internal displacement
borderedBy Ethiopia
Greater Bahr el Ghazal region (South Sudan)
linked to: Bahr el Ghazal

Greater Equatoria region (South Sudan)
Sudan
capitalLikeCity Malakal
climate tropical savanna climate
conflict Second Sudanese Civil War
South Sudanese Civil War (2013–2018)
contains Jonglei State
Unity State
Upper Nile State
country South Sudan
economy oil sector dominated
ecosystem Sudd wetlands
linked to: Sudd
ethnicGroup Anuak
Dinka
Murle
Nuer
Shilluk
governedBy Government of South Sudan
hasEvent 2013–2014 fighting between government and opposition forces
hasInfrastructure oil fields
oil pipelines
hasIssue cattle raiding
flooding
food insecurity
inter-ethnic violence
hasNaturalResource crude oil
natural gas (associated)
knownFor armed conflict
oil production
population displacement
language Arabic (Juba Arabic and Sudanese Arabic)
Dinka language
English
Nuer language
locatedIn northeastern South Sudan
majorCity Bentiu
Bor
namedAfter Upper Nile
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
partOf South Sudan
traversedBy White Nile

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Nyuong Nuer spokenIn Greater Upper Nile region (South Sudan)
Padang Dinka region Upper Nile region of South Sudan
linked to: Greater Upper Nile region (South Sudan)
Anuak language linguisticArea Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile region (South Sudan)
Salva Kiir Mayardit regionGoverned Equatoria, Bahr el Ghazal, and Greater Upper Nile (as parts of South Sudan)
linked to: Greater Upper Nile region (South Sudan)
Shilluk language spokenIn Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile region (South Sudan)
Nilotic Sudan partlyLocatedIn Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan
linked to: Greater Upper Nile region (South Sudan)
Reth hasJurisdictionOver Shilluk territory along the White Nile
subject linked to: reth
linked to: Greater Upper Nile region (South Sudan)
South Kordofan borderWith Unity (state, South Sudan)
linked to: Greater Upper Nile region (South Sudan)
Cush (son of Ham) associatedWithRegion Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile region (South Sudan)
Padang variety of Dinka region Upper Nile region of South Sudan
linked to: Greater Upper Nile region (South Sudan)
Akobo River flowsThrough Greater Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile region (South Sudan)