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.

All labels observed (8)

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Statements (47)

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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Referenced by (72)

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

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