Jur

The Jur River is a river in western , flowing through the and regions. About 485 kilometres long, it flows north and northeast, joining the Bahr el Ghazal River on the western side of the Sudd wetlands.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in South Sudan
  • Also known as: Agod”, “Agur”, “Jur River”, “Nahr Aj Jur”, “Nahr al Jūr”, “River Jur”, and “Sue River

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lake Ambadi.

Lake
is a lake of . It forms one of the world's largest wetlands, and is home to large numbers of the rare Shoebill.

Jur

Latitude
8.66848° or 8° 40′ 7″ north
Longitude
29.30988° or 29° 18′ 36″ east
Elevation
394 metres (1,293 feet)
Open location code
6GWFM895+9X
Geo­Names ID
373240
Wiki­data ID
Q2003254
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Jur” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: نهر الجور
  • Asturian: Ríu Jur
  • Bulgarian: Джур
  • Cebuano: River Jur
  • Chinese: 朱尔河
  • Chinese: 朱爾河
  • Danish: Jurfloden
  • Dutch: Jur River
  • French: Jur
  • German: Souch
  • German: Sue-Jur
  • Italian: Jur
  • Japanese: ジュー川
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Jur
  • Polish: Jur (rzeka)
  • Polish: Jur
  • Serbian: Džur
  • Serbian: Џур
  • Swahili: Mto Jur
  • Swedish: Jur River
  • Swedish: Jur
  • Welsh: Afon Jur

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lake Abu Shanab and Nwang Islands.

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