Abyei
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Abyei is a disputed oil-rich border region between Sudan and South Sudan, inhabited mainly by the Ngok Dinka people and frequently a flashpoint of conflict.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abyei area | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
border region
ⓘ
disputed territory ⓘ |
| abbreviation | UNISFA area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administeredWithInvolvementOf | United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedBy | South Sudanese independence in 2011 ⓘ |
| agreementYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| conflictType |
inter-ethnic conflict
ⓘ
resource conflict ⓘ territorial dispute ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | disputed between Sudan and South Sudan ⓘ |
| disputedBy |
Government of South Sudan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupMajority | Ngok Dinka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupMinority | Misseriya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flashpointFor | armed clashes ⓘ |
| governanceStatus |
special administrative status
ⓘ
under interim arrangements ⓘ |
| historicalAssociation | Ngok Dinka homeland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUse | Misseriya seasonal grazing area ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
Misseriya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ngok Dinka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
border dispute
ⓘ
ethnic tensions ⓘ oil resources ⓘ |
| locatedOnBorderOf |
South Sudan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedInAgreement | Comprehensive Peace Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfClaimedBy |
South Sudan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| PCAAwardYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| peacekeepingMission | United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plannedButNotImplemented | referendum on final status ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic |
predominantly Ngok Dinka
ⓘ
seasonal Misseriya presence ⓘ |
| referendumIssue | whether to join Sudan or South Sudan ⓘ |
| region | Greater Nile oil-producing area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | South Sudan–Sudan relations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resource |
oil
ⓘ
pasture land ⓘ water resources ⓘ |
| securityPresence | Ethiopian peacekeepers under UNISFA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusAfterSouthSudanIndependence | remained disputed ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of north–south border
ⓘ
control of oil fields ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Abyei Boundary Commission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Abyei Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ Permanent Court of Arbitration ruling on Abyei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Abyei area