Akobo River

The Akobo River is a river on the border between and . From its source in the Ethiopian Highlands near it flows west for 434 kilometres to join the .
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in South Sudan
  • Also known as: Akabo”, “Akoba”, “Ākobo Wenz”, “Giuba”, “Nahr Akobo”, “Nahr Akūbū”, and “River Kaia

Akobo River

Latitude
7.79492° or 7° 47′ 42″ north
Longitude
33.04611° or 33° 2′ 46″ east
Elevation
406 metres (1,332 feet)
Open location code
6GVMQ2VW+XC
Geo­Names ID
379791
Wiki­data ID
Q2829107
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Satellite Map

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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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