Central Africa
South Sudan
Bahr el Ghazal

Aweil

Aweil is the capital of Northern State in northwestern South Sudan. Known for its agricultural activities and Dinka cultural heritage, Aweil is a destination for those interested in exploring rural South Sudan, local traditions, and the natural beauty of the region.
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  • Type: City with 40,100 residents
  • Description: city in South Sudan
  • Also known as: “Aweil, South Sudan”, “Awel”, “Eweil”, and “Uwayl”

Aweil

Latitude
8.7693° or 8° 46′ 10″ north
Longitude
27.3962° or 27° 23′ 46″ east
Population
40,100
Elevation
425 metres (1,394 feet)
United Nations Location Code
SS AWE
Open location code
6GW9Q99W+PF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 234617069
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
364367
Wiki­data ID
Q791685
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Aweil” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أويل ()”
  • Arabic: “أويل”
  • Asturian: “Aweil, South Sudan”
  • Bengali: “আবিল, দক্ষিন সুদান”
  • Catalan: “Aweil”
  • Cebuano: “Aweil”
  • Chinese: “烏韋勒”
  • Chinese: “阿維爾”
  • Chinese: “阿维尔”
  • Danish: “Aweil”
  • Dinka: “Aweil”
  • Dutch: “Aweil”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اويل”
  • Estonian: “Aweil”
  • Finnish: “Aweil, South Sudan”
  • French: “Aweil”
  • Georgian: “ავეილი (სამხრეთი სუდანი)”
  • Georgian: “ავეილი”
  • German: “Aweel”
  • German: “Aweil”
  • German: “Uwail”
  • German: “Uwayl”
  • Greek: “Αβέιλ”
  • Gujarati: “અવેઈલ, સાઉથ સુદાન”
  • Hebrew: “אבייל”
  • Hindi: “अवेइल”
  • Hungarian: “Aweil”
  • Indonesian: “Aweil, Sudan Selatan”
  • Italian: “Aweil”
  • Italian: “Uwayl”
  • Japanese: “アウェル”
  • Kannada: “ಆವೀಲ್, ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಸುಡಾನ್”
  • Korean: “아웨일”
  • Latvian: “Aveila”
  • Lithuanian: “Aveilas”
  • Lithuanian: “Aveilis”
  • Luxembourgish: “Aweil”
  • Malay: “Aweil, Sudan Selatan”
  • Marathi: “अवेईल, साऊथ सुदान”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Aweil”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Aveil”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Aweil”
  • Polish: “Aweil”
  • Polish: “Uwajl”
  • Portuguese: “Aweil”
  • Portuguese: “Uail”
  • Romanian: “Aweil”
  • Russian: “Авейль”
  • Serbian: “Авеил”
  • Serbian: “Авејл”
  • Serbian: “أويل”
  • Sinhala: “අවෙල්, දකුණු සුඩානය”
  • Slovenian: “Avejl”
  • Slovenian: “Uvajl”
  • Spanish: “Aweil”
  • Spanish: “Uwail”
  • Spanish: “Uwayl”
  • Swedish: “Aweil”
  • Tamil: “அவெய்ல், தெற்கு சூடான்”
  • Telugu: “ఆవిల్, దక్షిణ సూడాన్”
  • Turkish: “Aweil, Güney Sudan”
  • Ukrainian: “Авейль”
  • Urdu: “اویل، جنوبی سوڈان”
  • Urdu: “اویل”
  • Vietnamese: “Aweil, Nam Sudan”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Aweil, Salatan nga Sudan”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Aweil, South Sudan”
  • Zulu: “Aweil, Ningizimu Sudan”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Aweil”. Photo: Kbreker, CC BY-SA 3.0.