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Nuerland (Thok Naath: Ro̱l Naath, Arabic:بلد النوير, Nickname: the True Savannah) is the indigenous homeland and traditional territory of the Nuer people, situated largely within South Sudan between the latitudes of 7° and 10° north and longitudes of 29° and 32° east.[1]

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  1. 53 relations: Akobo (woreda), Akobo County, Anuak people, Arabic, Ayod, Balanites aegyptiaca, Bentiu, Burun people, Counties of South Sudan, Dinka people, Ethiopia, Ethnography, Fangak County, Fangak State, Gambela Region, Gambela Zuria, Greater Upper Nile, Guit County, Gum arabic, Itang (woreda), Jikany Nuer, Jonglei State, Koch County, Lare (woreda), Leer County, Longechuk County, Maiwut County, Mayiandit County, Mayom County, Melut, Murle people, Nasir, South Sudan, Ngundeng Pyramid, Nile, Nilotic peoples, Nuba peoples, Nuer language, Nuer people, Nuer Zone, Nyirol County, Panyijar County, Pastoralism, Rubkona County, Shilluk people, Sobat River, South Sudan, Sudd, Tropical climate, Ulang County, Unity (state), ... Expand index (3 more) »

  2. Dinka
  3. Geography of South Sudan
  4. Geography of Sudan
  5. Nuer

Akobo (woreda)

Akobo (Aköbä) is a woreda in Gambela Region, Ethiopia.

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Akobo County

Akobo County is a county in South Sudan.

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Anuak people

The Anyuak, also known as Anyuaa and Anywaa, are a Luo Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting parts of East Africa.

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Arabic

Arabic (اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ, or عَرَبِيّ, or) is a Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world.

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Ayod

Ayod is a town in Jonglei, South Sudan, headquarters of Ayod County.

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Balanites aegyptiaca

Balanites aegyptiaca (also known as the Egyptian balsam and Lalob in Sudan) is a species of tree, classified as a member of either the Zygophyllaceae or the Balanitaceae.

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Bentiu

Bentiu, also spelled Bantiu, is a city in South Sudan.

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Burun people

The Burun are a Luo Nilotic ethnic group from South Sudan.

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Counties of South Sudan

The 10 states and 3 administrative areas of South Sudan are divided into 79 counties.

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Dinka people

The Dinka people (Jiɛ̈ɛ̈ŋ) are a Nilotic ethnic group native to South Sudan. Nuerland and Dinka people are Dinka.

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Ethiopia

Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa.

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Ethnography

Ethnography is a branch of anthropology and the systematic study of individual cultures.

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Fangak County

Fangak County is an administrative area of Jonglei State in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan, with headquarters in the town of Phom el Zaraf.

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Fangak State

Fangak State (previously named Western Bieh State) was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020.

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Gambela Region

The Gambela Region (also spelled Gambella; ጋምቤላ), officially the Gambela Peoples' Region, is a regional state in western Ethiopia, bordering South Sudan.

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Gambela Zuria

Gambela Zuria was a woreda in the Gambela Region of Ethiopia.

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Greater Upper Nile

The Greater Upper Nile is a region of northeastern South Sudan.

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Guit County

Guit County is an administrative area of Unity State in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan.

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Gum arabic

Gum arabic (gum acacia, gum sudani, Senegal gum and by other names) is a natural gum originally consisting of the hardened sap of two species of the Acacia tree, Senegalia senegal and Vachellia seyal. However, the term "gum arabic" does not actually indicate a particular botanical source.

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Itang (woreda)

Itang is a woreda in Gambela Region, Ethiopia.

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Jikany Nuer

The Jikany Nuer are a section of the Nuer people who mainly live in the eastern part of Upper Nile state in South Sudan, particularly around Nasir in Nasir County.

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Jonglei State

Jonglei State is a state of South Sudan with Bor as its centre of government and the biggest city.

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Koch County

Koch County is an administrative division of Unity State in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan, covering an area in the centre of the state.

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Lare (woreda)

Lare is one of the Districts of Ethiopia, or woredas, in the Gambela Region of Ethiopia.

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Leer County

Leer County is an administrative division of Unity State in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan.

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Longechuk County

Longechuk County is an administrative area in the Upper Nile State, in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan.

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Maiwut County

Maiwut County is an administrative area of Upper Nile State in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan.

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Mayiandit County

Mayiandit County (Haak County) is a county in Unity State, South Sudan.

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Mayom County

Mayom County is an administrative division of Unity State in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan.

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Melut

Melut is a community in the Melut County of Upper Nile State in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan.

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Murle people

The Murle are a Surmic ethnic group inhabiting the Pibor County and Boma area in Greater Pibor Administrative Area, South Sudan, as well as parts of southwestern Ethiopia.

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Nasir, South Sudan

Nasir is a city in the Nasir County of Upper Nile State, in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan.

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Ngundeng Pyramid

Ngundeng Pyramid (Thok Naath: Bi̱ɛh ŋundɛŋ or Yi̱k, Arabic: هرمنغوندنغ), also known as Pyramid of Dengkur, was a large mound shrine constructed by the Nuer people's prophet Ngundeng Bong (died 1906) at the end of the nineteenth century and added to by his son Guek Ngundeng (died 1929).

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Nile

The Nile (also known as the Nile River) is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa.

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Nilotic peoples

The Nilotic peoples are people indigenous to the Nile Valley who speak Nilotic languages.

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Nuba peoples

The Nuba people are indigenous inhabitants of central Sudan.

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Nuer language

The Nuer language (Thok Naath) ("people's language") is a Nilotic language of the Western Nilotic group.

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Nuer people

The Nuer people are a Nilotic ethnic group concentrated in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan. Nuerland and Nuer people are Nuer.

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Nuer Zone

Nuer Zone Amharic (ኑዌር ዞን) Thok Naath (Gua̱th Ciɛŋkä naath), The Zone is founded in Gambela Region of Ethiopia.

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Nyirol County

Nyirol County is an administrative area of Jonglei State in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan.

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Panyijar County

Panyijar County is an administrative division of Unity State in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan.

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Pastoralism

Pastoralism is a form of animal husbandry where domesticated animals (known as "livestock") are released onto large vegetated outdoor lands (pastures) for grazing, historically by nomadic people who moved around with their herds.

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Rubkona County

Rubkona County is an administrative division of Unity State, South Sudan.

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Shilluk people

The Shilluk (Shilluk: Chollo) is a major Luo Nilotic ethnic group that resides in the northeastern Upper Nile state of South Sudan on both banks of the Nile River in Malakal.

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Sobat River

The Sobat River is a river of the Greater Upper Nile region in northeastern South Sudan, Africa.

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South Sudan

South Sudan, officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa.

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Sudd

The Sudd (as-Sudd, Dinka: Toc) is a vast swamp in South Sudan, formed by the White Nile's Baḥr al-Jabal section.

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Tropical climate

Tropical climate is the first of the five major climate groups in the Köppen climate classification identified with the letter A. Tropical climates are defined by a monthly average temperature of or higher in the coolest month, featuring hot temperatures and high humidity all year-round.

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Ulang County

Ulang is a county in Upper Nile State, in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan.

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Unity (state)

Unity State, also known as Western Upper Nile, is a state in South Sudan.

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Upper Nile (state)

Upper Nile is a state in South Sudan.

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Uror County

Uror County is an administrative area of Bieh state in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan.

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Wentawo

Wanthoa is one of the woredas in the Gambela Region of Ethiopia.

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See also

Dinka

Geography of South Sudan

Geography of Sudan

Nuer

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuerland

Also known as Nuer Nation, Nuer country, Nuer land, Rol Naath.

, Upper Nile (state), Uror County, Wentawo.