Where is the Bahr el Ghazal?
South Sudan
Baḥr al-Ghazāl, also spelled Bahr el-Ghazal, English Gazelle River, river, South Sudan, chief western affluent of the Nile River. It is 445 miles (716 km) long and joins the Mountain Nile (Baḥr al-Jabal) through Lake No, from which it flows eastward as the White Nile (Baḥr al-Abyaḍ).
How many states in Bahr el Ghazal?
The map of Greater Bahr el Ghazal showing all the ten states.
What ethnic group is Bahr el Ghazal?
The Dinka are Africans living mostly in Bahr El Ghazal, Upper Nile, and Lakes regions. Many live in Wau. As a result of the war and famines, many have migrated to urban areas of the north where there is no war.
Which community migrated from Bahr el Ghazal?
Dholuo is part of the Southern Luo group. Northern Luo is mostly spoken in South Sudan, while Southern Luo groups migrated south from the Bahr el Ghazal area in the early centuries of the second millennium AD (about eight hundred years ago).
How many states are there in South Sudan?
ten states
States: The Republic of South Sudan has ten states. They include Central Equatoria (Juba), Western Equatoria (Yambio), Eastern Equatoria, (Torit), Jonglei (Bor), Unity (Bentiu), Upper Nile (Malakal), Lakes (Rumbek), Warrap (Kuacjok), Western Bahr el Ghazal (Wau), and Northern Bahr el Ghazal (Aweil).
How many counties are in Northern Bahr el Ghazal?
Northern Bahr El Ghazal is a state in South Sudan. It has 5 counties, 0 parishes and 0 villages.
Who originated Bahr el Ghazal?
History. It was historically subject to raids by the Fur invaders from the neighboring region of Darfur. The khedive of Egypt made Bahr al Ghazal his province in 1864. Powerful native merchants, who set themselves up as princes complete with armies, emerged in the area.
Which tribe speaks Luo in Uganda?
The Luo are descended from migrants who moved into western Kenya from Uganda between the 15th and 20th centuries in four waves. These migrants were closely related to Luo peoples found in Uganda, especially the Acholi and Padhola people….Luo people.
| Luo | |
|---|---|
| Language | Dholuo |
| Country | Pinj Luo/Lolwe |
How many counties are there in South Sudan?
79 counties
The 10 states and 3 administrative areas of South Sudan are divided into 79 counties.
Where did the Luo migrate from?
The Luo are descended from migrants who moved into western Kenya from Uganda between the 15th and 20th centuries in four waves. These migrants were closely related to Luo peoples found in Uganda, especially the Acholi and Padhola people.