Gogrial

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title: "Gogrial" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-warrap-(state)", "gogrial-west-county"] topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-warrap-state" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gogrial" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Gogrial (also rendered and romanized in Arabic as Qaqriyal) is a town in South Sudan.

Location

Gogrial is located in the Gogrial West County of Warrap State, in the Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan,{{cite news|url=http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/ArticleView/mid/519/articleId/18715/Gogrial-Governor-Establishes-13-New-Counties.aspx|title= Gogrial Governor Establishes 13 New Counties|publisher=Gurtong|first=Ayul Santino|last=Manut|date=28 February 2016|accessdate=12 August 2016}} close to the borders with the Republic of Sudan and the Abyei region. This location lies approximately 700 km, by road, northwest of Juba, the capital and largest city in that country.

Overview

Gogrial, like most South Sudanese towns, sits on a riverbank. The Jur River flows north, then turns east, about 5 km to the east of the central business district of the town. This town is one of two places where former NBA player Manute Bol was reported to have been born, with some reports saying he was actually born in Turalei, where his remains were buried.

Population

, the exact population of Gogrial is not known. However, it is estimated that the human population within a radius of 7 km, from the center of town, is approximately 44,600.

Points of interest

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Sudan_Air_Force_Antonov_An-26-100_MTI-1.jpg" caption="Sudan Air Force Antonov An-26-100. 7711 (cn 81–09) This an-26 crash-landed in 1997 at the airstrip of Gogrial. The plane got hit by SPLA-fire and had to make an emergency landing. Antonovs were used in the Sudanese Civil War as bombers and were feared by the population of Southern Sudan. 'VVll' is Arabic for '7711', which is written in Western-style numbers on the port-side."] ::

The points of interest in or near the town of Gogrial include the following:

References

References

  2. [http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Sudan_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Gogrial%20(Bahr%20al%20Ghazal%20Wilayat)&toplace=Juba%20()%20(Airport)%20&fromlat=8.5333333&tolat=4.872006&fromlng=28.1166667&tolng=31.601117 Map Showing Juba And Gogrial With Distance Marker]
  3. "Manute Bol Buried in Turalei, South Sudan".
  4. [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/SU/32/Gogrial.html Estimated Population In 2011]

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