Gogrial (also rendered and romanized in Arabic as Qaqriyal ) is a town in South Sudan .
3-678: Gogrial is located in the Gogrial West County of Warrap State , in the Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan , close to the borders with the Republic of Sudan and the Abyei region. This location lies approximately 700 kilometres (430 mi), by road, northwest of Juba , the capital and largest city in that country. Gogrial, like most South Sudanese towns, sits on a riverbank. The Jur River flows north, then turns east, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to
6-492: The center of town, is approximately 44,600. The points of interest in or near the town of Gogrial include the following: 8°31′48″N 28°06′00″E / 8.53000°N 28.10000°E / 8.53000; 28.10000 Gogrial West County Gogrial West County is an administrative county in Warrap State , in the Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan . In 2020, South Sudan reverted to back to having
9-464: 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. As of July 2011, the exact population of Gogrial is not known. However, it is estimated that the human population within a radius of 7 kilometres (4.3 mi), from
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