Awan
Awan is a tribal area in Lakes, South Sudan. Awan is situated nearby to the locality Wantok, as well as near Mattok.Places of Interest
Highlights include Rumbek Airport.
Rumbek Airport
Aerodrome
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Rumbek Airport is an airport in South Sudan, near Rumbek, the capital of Lakes State. The airport is served by several national airlines and by air charter service providers. Rumbek Airport is situated 3 km southwest of Awan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rumbek.
Rumbek
Photo: Itsnre zlu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rumbek is the capital of Lakes State in the Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan. For a period from 2005, it also served as the administrative capital of the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region.
Awan
- Type: Tribal area
- Location: Lakes, South Sudan, Central Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
6.84066° or 6° 50′ 26″ northLongitude
29.69306° or 29° 41′ 35″ eastElevation
425 metres (1,394 feet)Open location code
6GRFRMRV+76GeoNames ID
7429957
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