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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.
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 ...
Lugbara occupy the West Nile region of Uganda (Arua City, Arua, Maracha, Terego, Madi-Okollo, Yumbe and Koboko districts of Uganda to be specific). The Lugbara are divided into many dialects which are easily understandable to each other. These include: Ayivu, Maracha, Terego, Vurra and Aringa.
The group first appeared in 1890. [7] The administration of the Protectorate of Uganda first encountered the Yakan group in 1919, in the West Nile District. [8] The group was associated with a man named Rembe, who was most active in spreading the group in Lugbaraland from 1914 to 1920.
The slightly younger Karuma Complex dated to 2,990 million years ago is found in a tract of country extending north-east from the eastern shores of Lake Albert to the Victoria Nile. [1] The Watian Group rocks in the West Nile region date to the Mesoarchean, 2.9 billion years ago and metamorphosed to granulite grade on the sequence of ...
The district is bordered by South Sudan to the north and east, Adjumani District to the south, across the waters of the White Nile, and Yumbe District to the west. The South Sudanese state of Central Equatoria and Eastern Equatoria form the northern border, and a road runs from Moyo to the town of Kajo Keji in Central Equatoria .
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 ...
West Nile may refer to: West Nile fever, a disease caused by the West Nile virus; West Nile sub-region, Uganda; West Nile virus, a virus that causes West Nile fever