Ongoing conflict in sudan s two areas of blue nile and southern kordofan continues to result in refugee flows into south sudan, straining scarce resources. This is the culmination of a sixyear process that ended a long, brutal civil war that caused the deaths of millions. Map is showing sudan, formerly africas largest country. By the end of the 19th century the sudan was under britishegyptian rule. The sudanese conflict in south kordofan and blue nile, also referred to by some media as the third sudanese civil war, is an ongoing armed conflict in the sudanese southern states of south kordofan and blue nile between the sudanese army saf and sudan peoples liberation movementnorth splmn, a northern affiliate of the sudan peoples liberation movement splm in south sudan. This page shows the elevationaltitude information of south sudan, including elevation map, topographic map, narometric pressure, longitude and latitude. The landlocked nation of south sudan, officially the republic of south sudan, is located in eastcentral africa surrounded by ethiopia, sudan, central african republic, the democratic republic of the congo, uganda, and kenya. The history of south sudan comprises the history of the territory of presentday south sudan and the peoples inhabiting the region. Sudan maps perrycastaneda map collection ut library online. Badal, the rise and fall of separatism in southern sudan, african affairs 75, 301 1976, pp.
South sudan maps maps of south sudan ontheworldmap. Military regimes favoring islamicoriented governments have dominated national politics since independence from the uk in 1956. After almost 40 years of war between the sudan government and southern insurgents, southern sudanese voted in a january 2011 referendum to secede from sudan. Sudanese conflict in south kordofan and blue nile wikipedia. Since gaining independence from sudan on july 9, 2011, south sudan has confronted a number of humanitarian challenges, including population movements and returnee integration. Southern africa map, map of southern africa, printable. Geographically, south sudan is not part of the sudan region at all the sahel, forming as it does part of subsaharan africa.
Republic of the sudan, ministry of agriculture and natural resources, southern region, 19831986. South sudan geography, climate and population geography south sudan is the newest country in africa. If you are interested in sudan, south sudan, and the geography of africa, our large laminated map of africa might be just what you need. Distribution of ethnic groups in southern sudan ethnic. This map aims only to support the work of the humanitarian community. It is a large political map of africa that also shows many of the continents physical features in color or shaded relief. The land itself is a combination of swamp, grasslands, and tropical forests and covers 239,285 square miles 619,745 square kilometers of surface area, which ranks 43 rd.
Jun 30, 2010 this 32page report documents numerous rights violations across sudan by both northern and southern authorities in the period leading up to, during, and following the april elections. Southern sudan 1951 seasonal cattle movements southern sudan. Paguot thudan is a landlocked country in eastcentral africa. Years of international efforts to bring an end to decades of conflict by helping to negotiate the comprehensive peace agreement cpa of 2005 and the later. South sudan geological map download pdf version here geological map and mineral occurrences of jubek state.
If the map shows category to use sudan on a recently created map category. On saturday, july 9, 2011, southern sudan became the independent country of south sudan. Oxford university press for the institute of race relations, 1970. In response, the government equipped and supported arab militiaswhich came. Sudan maps perrycastaneda map collection ut library. Established in 2011 after two wars, south sudan has since reverted to a state of devastating civil strife. The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the united nations. South sudan unity state detailed transport map jan 20. It became independent from sudan in 2011 after a civil war and a referendum in favour of secession. Ali, viceroy of egypt under the ottoman empire, the southern sudan was plundered for slaves. South sudan food and agriculture organization of the united. South sudan map geography of south sudan map of south. The 32 federal states of the republic of south sudan.
The nubian sandstone aquifer system is shared by sudan, egypt and libya. This map shows the human mobility network tracked by dtms flow monitoring registry in south sudan and between south sudan and neighbouring countries, based on interviews carried out at 39 flow monitoring points between 01022020 and 25032020. A history of south sudan south sudan is the worlds youngest independent country. Sudan was divided in 2011 into northern sudan, officially the republic of the sudan, with a predominantly arab population and south sudan, officially the republic of south sudan, formerly the southern part of the country see the red demarcation line. Sudan and south sudans merging conflicts crisis group. With an area of almost 29% of sudan, the system is the countrys most important aquifer. Rights violations in the april 2010 sudan elections hrw. Southern africa is the southernmost region of the african continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. National and state boundaries based on russian sudan map series, 1. A detailed survey of the bor and the jo luo, two indigenous groups in the southern region of sudan.
A separate conflict that remained unresolved centred on the darfur region in western sudan. Stay on top of south sudan s latest developments on the ground with al jazeeras factbased news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps. Distribution of ethnic groups in southern sudan refworld. Michael izady for the atlas of the islamic world and vicinity new york, columbia university, gulf 2000 project. South sudan has an area of about 644 330 km2 the exact. Sudan and south sudan on a large wall map of africa. Under the terms of a peace agreement signed on 22 february 2020, south sudan is divided into 10 states, two administrative areas and one area with special administrative status. Social scientists in sudan and south sudan have also turned their critical attention to colonial administrators,10 development and humanitarian practitioners,11 lobby groups,12 and their own discipline. The conflict began in 2003 when rebels launched an insurrection to protest what they contended was the sudanese governments disregard for the western region and its nonarab population.
This map shows towns, villages, main roads, secondary roads, tracks in south. Elevation map of south sudan topographic map altitude map. Simplified geological and mineral occurrence map of south sudan download pdf version here geological map of the southern sudan download pdf version here. Share of households depending primarily on agriculture and livestock part, based on small, handcultivated units oft en farmed by womenheaded households. Igadplus is the proposed bridge between an african solution approach and concerted highlevel, wider international engagement. South sudans feuding leaders announce unity deal, amid war crimes report. South sudan seceded from the republic of sudan in 2011. South sudan has an area of about 644 330 km2 the exact area still needs to be confirmed, representing around 30 percent of pre2011 sudan. Years of international efforts to bring an end to decades of conflict by helping to. Administrative map of south sudan new and correct map of the republic of. This series covers khartoum and a few parts of north and northeast sudan 1. After seven years of civil war, the president of south sudan and his chief foe said they had agreed to form a. It is bordered to the east by ethiopia, to the north by sudan, to the west by the central african republic, to the southwest by democratic republic of the congo, to the south by uganda and to the south east by kenya. Sudan the administrative units and their names shown on this map do not imply acceptance or recognition by the government of southern sudan.
Since civil war broke out in south sudan in december 20, over 50,000 people have been killedpossibly as many as 383,000, according to a recent estimateand nearly four. Old maps of sudan or its subcategories history of sudan on a recently created map category. The first centers on interlocking rebellions in sudan, including those in darfur and southern sudan, and engulfs northern uganda, eastern chad, and northeastern central african republic. All infographs, maps and their accompanying texts, statistics and data that are hosted by this gulf2000 web site are original, authored and produced by dr. Within the region are numerous territories, including the republic of south africa a successor country to the union of south africa. Her research and publications since 2001 have focused on the historical and contemporary role of chiefs in southern sudan, and related issues of governance, state. In 2011, a referendum was proposed on whether south sudan should separate and declare independence from sudan. Maps of sudan or its subcategories sudan on a map created more than 70 years ago category. South sudan was settled by many of its current ethnic groups during the 15th19th centuries. Sudan was between the southern sudan people and the government and started a year before the independence of the country waa declared in 1956. The information shown on this map does not imply official recognition or. Less than a year after the old greater sudan split into the northern republic of sudan and the new republic of south sudanor north and south sudan, for claritythe two countries were again in a state of war.
Southern sudan has a very heterogeneous population, with some 117 different languages and 50 2 ethnic groups, it resembles traditional african heritage althaus, 1999. Each state is headed by a governor and administrative areas are. Below we introduce several of the factors that contributed to the spikes of violence over the course of the conflict. Despite land availability for farming, manual land preparation limits the area. Large detailed map of south sudan with cities and towns.
South sudan population 2020 demographics, maps, graphs. This view, of course, is unacceptable to nonmuslims in southern sudan, whose struggle to resist religious repression led to the decadeslong civil war in the country glickman 2000. Pdf south sudan struggle for independence, and its. Conflict in south sudan and the challenges ahead congressional research service 1 background south sudan emerged in 2011 as the worlds newest country, and one of its least developed. Republic of sudan and the new republic of south sudan or north and south sudan, for claritythe two countries were again in a state of war. Her research and publications since 2001 have focused on the historical and contemporary role of chiefs in southern sudan, and related issues of governance, statesociety relations and political and judicial cultures.
South sudan maps perrycastaneda map collection ut library. The states of and administrative areas are grouped into the three former historical provinces of the sudan. Map closure of unmis unmis wound up its operations on 9 july 2011 with the completion of the interim period agreed on by the government of sudan and sudan peoples liberation movement in the comprehensive peace agreement cpa, signed on 9 january 2005. South sudan, officially the republic of south sudan, is a landlocked country located in eastcentral africa. Large detailed map of south sudan with cities and towns click to see large. Due to decades of civil war and neglect by the northern government, southern sudan has suffered. The conference is the capstone to the sptp project that during its implementation, mapped the 10 state capitals, giving the government of southern sudan goss its first unified series of maps. All the major aquifers and their annual recharge and abstractions are shown in table 3.
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