Walgak, South Sudan

Walgak
Walgak is located in South Sudan
Walgak
Walgak
Coordinates: 8°09′34″N 32°14′23″E / 8.15933°N 32.239799°E / 8.15933; 32.239799
CountrySouth Sudan
RegionGreater Upper Nile
StateJonglei State
CountyAkobo County

Walgak is a town in the Akobo County of Jonglei State in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan. It made headlines as the location of the February 2013 massacre of over 100 people in the ongoing Murle-Nuer conflict.[1][2] The Walgak area is susceptible to severe flooding.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Gettleman 2013.
  2. ^ "South Sudan: Jonglei - Hundreds Feared Dead or Missing in Akobo County Attack". Sudan Tribune. 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
  3. ^ UNMIS 2010.

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