Blue Nile State

E192972

Blue Nile State is a region in southeastern Sudan known for its fertile riverine landscapes, ethnic diversity, and history of conflict and political marginalization.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Blue Nile State canonical 8
Blue Nile state 5
Blue Nile (state) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf state of Sudan ⓘ
administrativeCenter Ad-Damazin ⓘ
bordersCountry Ethiopia ⓘ
South Sudan ⓘ
bordersState Benishangul-Gumuz Region ⓘ
Sennar State ⓘ
Upper Nile State ⓘ
linked to: Jonglei State
capital Ad-Damazin ⓘ
conflictLinkedTo center–periphery tensions in Sudan ⓘ
political exclusion ⓘ
resource control ⓘ
country Sudan ⓘ
economyBasedOn irrigated agriculture ⓘ
rain-fed agriculture ⓘ
governedBy Government of Sudan ⓘ
hasArmedGroup Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North ⓘ
hasCity Ad-Damazin ⓘ
Roseires ⓘ
hasClimate tropical savanna climate ⓘ
hasConflict Blue Nile conflict ⓘ
linked to: War in Sudan
hasDam Roseires Dam ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Arab groups ⓘ
Berta ⓘ
Fulani ⓘ
Ingessana ⓘ
Uduk ⓘ
hasIssue food insecurity ⓘ
internal displacement ⓘ
land disputes ⓘ
hasNaturalResource fertile alluvial soils ⓘ
hasPeaceAgreement Juba Peace Agreement ⓘ
hasRiver Blue Nile ⓘ
hasSeason dry season ⓘ
rainy season ⓘ
knownFor ethnic diversity ⓘ
fertile riverine landscapes ⓘ
history of conflict ⓘ
political marginalization ⓘ
largestCity Ad-Damazin ⓘ
locatedIn southeastern Sudan ⓘ
namedAfter Blue Nile ⓘ
partOf Sudan ⓘ
producesCrop cotton ⓘ
gum arabic ⓘ
sesame ⓘ
sorghum ⓘ
subdivisionType state ⓘ
wasPartOf Greater Upper Nile region ⓘ
linked to: Greater Upper Nile

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Blue Nile → passesThrough → Blue Nile State ⓘ
Gumuz languages → region → Blue Nile state ⓘ
linked to: Blue Nile State
Sennar State → borderedBy → Blue Nile State ⓘ
Sudan–South Sudan relations → involvesTerritory → Blue Nile state ⓘ
linked to: Blue Nile State
Blue Nile region → alternativeName → Blue Nile State ⓘ
Blue Nile region → arabicName → ولاية النيل الأزرق ⓘ
linked to: Blue Nile State
Ad-Damazin → locatedIn → Blue Nile state ⓘ
linked to: Blue Nile State
Juba Peace Agreement → focusRegion → Blue Nile State ⓘ
Roseires Reservoir → locatedInRegion → Blue Nile state ⓘ
linked to: Blue Nile State
Gedaref State → bordersState → Blue Nile State ⓘ
Gezira region → borderedBy → Blue Nile State ⓘ
South Kordofan → borderWith → Blue Nile (state) ⓘ
linked to: Blue Nile State
Berta people → regionInSudan → Blue Nile state ⓘ
linked to: Blue Nile State