Kuajok
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Kuajok, also spelled as Kuacjok{{cite web | url=https://eyeradio.org/kuacjok-suspends-activities-chamber-commerce-illegal-taxes/ | title=Kuacjok suspends activities of chamber of commerce over 'illegal taxes' | date=20 April 2015 }}[https://www./sudantribune.com/article41470/ Sudan Tribune] or Kwajok,[https://www.wearesouthsudan.com/2019/08/15/twenty-soccer-coaches-graduate-in-kwajok/ twenty soccer coaches graduate in kwajok] 2019/08/15 is a city in South Sudan, and the capital of Warrap State.
Location
Kuajok is located in Warrap State, in Bahr el Ghazal Region, in northwestern South Sudan, near the international border with the Republic of Sudan and the Abyei Region. This location lies approximately {{convert|690|km|mi}}, by road, northwest of Juba, the capital of South Sudan and the largest city in that country,{{Cite web|url=https://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Sudan_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Juba+()+(Airport)+&toplace=Kwajok+(Bahr+al+Ghazal+Wilayat)&fromlat=4.872006&tolat=8.3166667&fromlng=31.601117&tolng=28|title=Distance between Juba () (Airport) and Kwajok (Bahr al Ghazal Wilayat) (Sudan)|website=distancecalculator.globefeed.com|accessdate=Jan 22, 2023}} and approximately {{convert|100|km|mi}}, by road, north of Wau, the largest city in the Bahr el Ghazal Region.{{Cite web|url=https://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Sudan_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Uwayl+(Shamal+Bahr+al+Ghazal)&toplace=Kwajok+(Bahr+al+Ghazal+Wilayat)&fromlat=8.7666667&tolat=8.3166667&fromlng=27.4&tolng=28|title=Distance between Uwayl (Shamal Bahr al Ghazal) and Kwajok (Bahr al Ghazal Wilayat) (Sudan)|website=distancecalculator.globefeed.com|accessdate=Jan 22, 2023}}
Overview
The city of Kuajok lies on Highway B38, along the western bank of the Jur River, close to the geographic point where the borders of Northern Bahr el Ghazal State, Warrap State and Western Bahr el Ghazal State intersect. Approximately {{convert|34|km|mi}} further north on B38 lies the town of Gogrial, one of two places where the former NBA player, Manute Bol, might have been born.{{Cite web|url=https://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Sudan_Distance_Result.asp?+fromplace=Gogrial+(Bahr+al+Ghazal+Wilayat)&toplace=Kwajok+(Bahr+al+Ghazal+Wilayat)+&fromlat=8.5333333&tolat=8.3166667&fromlng=28.1166667&tolng=28|title=Distance between , and Kwajok (Bahr al Ghazal Wilayat) (Sudan)|website=distancecalculator.globefeed.com|accessdate=Jan 22, 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3642/manute-bol|title=Manute Bol Stats, News, Bio|website=ESPN|accessdate=Jan 22, 2023}} Kuajok serves as the capital of Warrap State.
Points of interest
The following points of interest lie in or near the town of Kuajok:
- The Jur River - The river passes to the east of the town
- Gogrial Airport - A small civilian airport, with a single unpaved runway
- The main road from Wau to Babanusa, Sudan (Highway B38) passes through Kuajok in a north to south direction
- The town of Gogrial, Warrap State, lies approximately {{convert|34|km|mi}} north of Kuajok, along Highway B38
See also
External list
- [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=8.310000N,+27.990000E&hl=en&ll=8.310658,28.00209&spn=0.020001,0.030556&sll=8.320892,27.953682&sspn=0.160003,0.375252&t=h&z=15&iwloc=near Location of Kwajok At Google Maps]
References
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