Unity State
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Unity State is an oil-rich region in northern South Sudan that became a major battleground and humanitarian crisis zone during the South Sudanese Civil War.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative division
ⓘ
state of South Sudan ⓘ |
| administrativeChange |
reconstituted in 2020 peace deal
ⓘ
split into several states in 2015 ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Jonglei State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lakes State NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruweng Administrative Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ Warrap State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Bentiu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| contains | oil fields ⓘ |
| containsFeature |
floodplains
ⓘ
swamps ⓘ |
| containsSettlement |
Abiemnom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bentiu NERFINISHED ⓘ Guit NERFINISHED ⓘ Koch NERFINISHED ⓘ Leer NERFINISHED ⓘ Mayom NERFINISHED ⓘ Panyijiar NERFINISHED ⓘ Pariang NERFINISHED ⓘ Rubkona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| experienced |
famine risk
ⓘ
food insecurity ⓘ humanitarian crisis ⓘ mass displacement of civilians ⓘ widespread violence against civilians ⓘ |
| governedBy | Governor of Unity State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConflictType |
ethnic conflict
ⓘ
resource conflict ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Dinka people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nuer people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNaturalResource | oil ⓘ |
| hasSector |
cattle herding
ⓘ
petroleum industry ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| knownFor | oil production ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern South Sudan ⓘ |
| partOf | Greater Upper Nile region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | East Africa Time ⓘ |
| traversedBy | White Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +3 ⓘ |
| wasBattlegroundIn |
Second Sudanese Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Sudanese Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasPartOf | Southern Sudan (Sudan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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