Greater Upper Nile

The Greater Upper Nile is a region of northeastern . It is named for the White Nile, a tributary of the Nile River in and .
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Essential Destinations

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was a city in . Largely destroyed during fighting between 2011-2015, relatively little remains other than looted and vandalised ruins, very limited infrastructure and a 45,000 person strong United Nations refugee camp northeast of the former city.

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is a protected area in eastern near the border. It was established in 1977 and covers 22,800 km2 of grasslands and floodplains.

Greater Upper Nile

Latitude
8.2332° or 8° 13′ 60″ north
Longitude
32.135° or 32° 8′ 6″ east
Population
4,200,000
Elevation
406 metres (1,332 feet)
Open location code
6GWJ64MP+72
Geo­Names ID
11550568
Wiki­data ID
Q2017655
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Greater Upper Nile” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: منطقة أعالي النيل
  • Catalan: Gran Nil Superior
  • Catalan: Greater Upper Nile
  • Catalan: Regió del Nil Superior
  • Chinese: 上尼罗河地区
  • Chinese: 大上尼罗大区
  • Croatian: Veliki Gornji Nil
  • Danish: Greater Upper Nile
  • Dimli (individual language): Nilo Corêno Gırd
  • Dutch: Greater Upper Nile
  • Esperanto: Granda Supra Nilo
  • French: Nil Supérieur
  • Georgian: ზემო ნილოსი (რეგიონი)
  • Georgian: ზემო ნილოსი
  • Hebrew: הנילוס העליון הגדול
  • Indonesian: Nil Hulu Raya
  • Italian: Alto Nilo
  • Japanese: 上ナイル地方
  • Korean: 상나일 지방
  • Lithuanian: Aukštutinio Nilo provincija
  • Lithuanian: Aukštutinis Nilas
  • Macedonian: Голем Горен Нил
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Greater Upper Nile
  • Norwegian: Greater Upper Nile
  • Persian: نیل بالایی بزرگ
  • Portuguese: Grande Nilo Superior
  • Russian: Большой Верхний Нил
  • Spanish: Gran Alto Nilo
  • Swahili: Greater Upper Nile
  • Swahili: Mkoa wa Nile ya Juu
  • Ukrainian: Великий Верхній Ніл
  • Urdu: عظیم بالائی نیل
  • Vietnamese: Đại Thượng Nin
  • Zulu: Greater Upper Nile

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