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Turalei
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Overview
Turalei is a large town and government seat of Twic County in Warrap State in the Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan. The town is the birthplace of many well-known basketball players such as Manute Bol and Ring Ayuel, and Liberation fighters such as Kerbino Kuanyin Bol, Martin Manyiel Ayuel, Dr Justin Yach Arop, and others.
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History
Due to its proximity to the border with Sudan, Turalei suffered extensive destruction during the Second Sudanese Civil War between 1983 and 2005. Efforts have since been underway to assist in the rehabilitation of the settlement, with Manute Bol being involved in some of them. As a result, a hospital was built in the area. In 2011, as hostilities flared up in neighbouring Abyei, Turalei received an influx of refugees, who overwhelmed local resources. In June 2011, Turalei itself was attacked by militiamen believed to be affiliated with the Khartoum government. Several fatalities were recorded.
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- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
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