Greater Upper Nile

region in South Sudan

Key facts

Country: South Sudan
Region: Greater Upper Nile
Capital: Malakal
Total: 236,208 km (91,200 sq mi)
Density: 17.441/km (45.172/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC+2 ( CAT )

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Encyclopedic overview

The Greater Upper Nile (Arabic: منطقة أعالي النيل, romanized: A'Ali An Nil) is a region of northeastern South Sudan. It is named for the White Nile (it is its lowest portion in South Sudan), a tributary of the Nile River in North and East Africa.

History

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