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Aswa | |
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IDP Camp | |
  Aswa Location in South Sudan | |
| Coordinates: 3°43′22″N31°58′16″E / 3.72268°N 31.97112°E | |
| Country |  South Sudan |
| Region | Equatoria |
| State | Eastern Equatoria |
| County | Magwi County |
Aswa was an Internally displaced persons camp during the Second Sudanese Civil War near Nimule on the South Sudan-Uganda border.
Aswa lies in Magwi County, Eastern Equatoria about 18 km north of Nimule on the eastern banks of the Aswa River, roughly six Kilometers East from that river's confluence with the White Nile. [1]
Together with nearby Ame and Atepi, Aswa belonged to the group of camps widely known as "Triple-A". Aswa was the last of the camps in the region to remain open so it received an estimated 10,000 people who fled government air and ground assaults on the other camps. The SSRA finally evacuated Aswa's population of roughly 37,000 eastwards to Mongali in early February 1994. [2]
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Central Equatoria is a state in South Sudan. With an area of 43,033 square kilometres (16,615 sq mi), it is the smallest of the original South Sudanese states. Its previous name was Bahr al-Jabal, named after a tributary of the White Nile that flows through the state. It was renamed Central Equatoria in the first Interim Legislative Assembly on 1 April 2005 under the government of Southern Sudan. Central Equatoria seceded from Sudan as part of the Republic of South Sudan on 9 July 2011. The state's capital, Juba, is also the national capital of South Sudan. On October 2, 2015, the state was split into three states: Jubek, Terekeka, and Yei River. The state of Central Equatoria was re-established by a peace agreement signed on 22 February 2020.
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Kaya is a city in Central Equatoria, South Sudan.
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Bahr al Jabal may refer to:
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Gulu–Nimule Road is a road in the Northern Region of Uganda, connecting the city of Gulu in Gulu District and the town of Nimule in Eastern Equatoria State in South Sudan, just north of the international border between the two countries. The road, known as Highway A104 in Uganda, continues into South Sudan as Highway A43.
Torit County is an administrative region in Eastern Equatoria of South Sudan, with headquarters in the town of Torit, which is also the state capital.
Magwi is a town in South Sudan. It is the capital, business center and home to the Acholi tribe of South Sudan.
Mountain Trade and Development Bank is a commercial bank in South Sudan. It is licensed by the Bank of South Sudan, the central bank and national banking regulator.
The Kidepo Game Reserve is a protected area located in Ikotos and Budi counties, Eastern Equatoria State, South Sudan, Africa. With an area of 1200 km2, this reserve is located 4° 04'N and 33° 28'E on the South Sudan/Uganda border, where it forms a contiguous ecosystem with Uganda's Kidepo Valley National Park.
The Juba–Nimule Road is a road in South Sudan connecting the capital city of Juba in the Eastern Equatoria and the town of Nimule in Magwi County.
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