Gogrial

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Gogrial (also rendered and romanized in Arabic as Qaqriyal) is a town in South Sudan.

Location

Gogrial is located in the Gogrial West County of Warrap State, in the Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan,[1] close to the borders with the Republic of Sudan and the Abyei region. This location lies approximately Script error: No such module "convert"., by road, northwest of Juba, the capital and largest city in that country.[2]

Overview

Gogrial, like most South Sudanese towns, sits on a riverbank. The Jur River flows north, then turns east, about Script error: No such module "convert". to the east of the central business district of the town. This town is one of two places where former NBA player Manute Bol was reported to have been born, with some reports saying he was actually born in Turalei, where his remains were buried.[3]

Population

since July 2011Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., the exact population of Gogrial is not known. However, it is estimated that the human population within a radius of Script error: No such module "convert"., from the center of town, is approximately 44,600.[4]

Points of interest

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Sudan Air Force Antonov An-26-100. 7711 (cn 81–09) This an-26 crash-landed in 1997 at the airstrip of Gogrial. The plane got hit by SPLA-fire and had to make an emergency landing. Antonovs were used in the Sudanese Civil War as bombers and were feared by the population of Southern Sudan. 'VVll' is Arabic for '7711', which is written in Western-style numbers on the port-side.

The points of interest in or near the town of Gogrial include the following:

  • The Jur River - The river passes to the east of the town
  • Gogrial Airport - A small civilian airport, with a single unpaved runway
  • The main road from Wau, South Sudan to Babanusa, Sudan (B38) passes thorough Gogrial in a north to south direction
  • The town of Kuajok - The capital of Warrap State, lies approximately Script error: No such module "convert"., south of Gogrial, along Highway B38

See also

References

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  1. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. ↑ Map Showing Juba And Gogrial With Distance Marker
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  4. ↑ Estimated Population In 2011

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External links

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