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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in South Sudan
- Also known as: “Akabo”, “Akoba”, “Ākobo Wenz”, “Giuba”, “Nahr Akobo”, “Nahr Akūbū”, and “River Kaia”
Akobo River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
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Satellite Map
Discover Akobo River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Wu Chinese—“Akobo River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Akobo”
- Cebuano: “River Akobo”
- Chinese: “阿科博河”
- Croatian: “Akobo”
- Croatian: “Rijeka Akobo”
- Danish: “Akobofloden”
- Esperanto: “Akobo”
- French: “Akobo”
- Irish: “Abhainn Akobo”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Akobo”
- Polish: “Akobo”
- Portuguese: “Rio Akobo”
- Russian: “Акобо”
- Serbian: “Акобо”
- Swahili: “Mto Akobo”
- Swedish: “Akobo”
- Welsh: “Afon Akobo”
- Wu Chinese: “阿科博河”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nikowa and Tirgol.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Akobo Airport.
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