Akobo River
The Akobo River is a river on the border between South Sudan and Ethiopia. From its source in the Ethiopian Highlands near Mizan Teferi it flows west for 434 kilometres to join the Pibor River.- Stream
- Description: river in South Sudan
- Also known as“Akabo”“Akoba”“Ākobo Wenz”“Giuba”“Nahr Akobo”“Nahr Akūbū”“River Kaia”
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Latitude
7.79492° or 7° 47′ 42″ north
Longitude
33.04611° or 33° 2′ 46″ east
Open location code
6GVMQ2VW+XC
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Akobo River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر أكوبو”
- Asturian: “Ríu Akobo”
- Cebuano: “River Akobo”
- Chinese: “阿科博河”
- Croatian: “Akobo”
- Croatian: “Rijeka Akobo”
- Danish: “Akobofloden”
- Esperanto: “Akobo”
- French: “Akobo”
- Hausa: “Kogin Akobo”
- Irish: “Abhainn Akobo”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Akobo”
- Polish: “Akobo”
- Portuguese: “Rio Akobo”
- Russian: “Акобо”
- Serbian: “Акобо”
- Somali: “Webiga Akobo”
- Swahili: “Mto Akobo”
- Swedish: “Akobo”
- Welsh: “Afon Akobo”
- Wu Chinese: “阿科博河”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Akobo Airport.
Ethiopia: Highlights
Learn more about Addis Ababa and Axum.
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