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West Nile sub-region 1960s - 1970s 1. + 2. - Original West Nile District until 1950s 1. - West Nile district 1960s - 1970s 2. - Former East Madi District (later Adjumani District) since 1960s. West Nile sub-region, previously known as West Nile Province and West Nile District, is a sub-region in north-western Uganda, in the Northern Region of ...
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The Nile was also a convenient and efficient means of transportation for people and goods. The Nile was also an important part of ancient Egyptian spiritual life. Hapi was the god of the annual floods, and both he and the pharaoh were thought to control the flooding. The Nile was considered to be a causeway from life to death and the afterlife.
Mount Wati is one of the highest mountains in West Nile. [1] It is located in Terego District, near the border with Maracha. The peak of Mount Wati also known as Eti or Iti is referred to as Ortega Peak. The ranges next to it include Offude Hills near Tara Subcounty. Rebels used to hide on Mt. Wati and monitor advancing government soldiers.
In the middle Nile, after the dam, due to the presence of waterfalls north of Khartoum (Sudan), the river is navigable in just three stretches. The first is from the Egypt–Sudan border to the southern tip of Lake Nasser. The second is the section between the third and fourth cataracts.
Their language, Kutuk na Kakwa, is an Eastern Nilotic language. [5] They can be found in South Sudan, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The major cities of the Kakwa people are the city of Yei and Morobo County (South Sudan), Koboko District , and Imgbokolo and Aba (Democratic Republic of the Congo). The Kakwa people sometimes refer ...
They are also found in other regions of the West Nile sub-region. [1] The Aringa people are considered the indigenous inhabitants of their lands, which were later settled by a group known as the "Nubians." [2] Their language, also called Aringa, belongs to the Central Sudanic language family. According to the 2014 Census of Uganda the Aringa ...
The Acholi people (/ ə ˈ tʃ oʊ. l i / ə-CHOH-li, also spelled Acoli) are a Nilotic ethnic group of Luo peoples (also spelled Lwo), found in Magwi County in South Sudan and Northern Uganda (an area commonly referred to as Acholiland), including the districts of Agago, Amuru, Gulu, Kitgum, Nwoya, Lamwo, Pader and Omoro District.