Duar is a large village in Guit County, Unity State, South Sudan. It is on the main oil road leading south from Bentiu, and is close to the Thar Jath Central Processing Facility in the Block 5A oil concession.
The village is in a Jikany Nuer region.[1] A clinic operated by Médecins Sans Frontières was established in the village in 1989 by Dr. Jill Seaman to treat patients with visceral leishmaniasis. The disease was spreading quickly, in part due to civil war, which was causing population movement, reducing resistance through malnutrition and hindering provision of control and treatment.[2] On 27 June 1998 Duar was attacked by Paulino Matiep's SSUM militia. The Medecins Sans Frontieres compound was burned and destroyed, as were the school and the community offices. Paulino's forces raided cattle camps, killing the animals for food. About 25% of the population fled, some to islands in the Nile where they felt they would be safe.[1]
After the civil war, a divisional headquarters for the Sudanese Peoples Liberation Army was constructed by Arkel International in Duar. The site was in a swamp near to the Nile, and had to be raised above flood level. 3,000 truck loads of fill material were brought in from two quarries about 150 kilometres (93 mi) distant, a difficult task due to poor road quality and north–south political tensions.[3] The 2,500 square metres (27,000 sq ft) facility is self-contained, with a 3 megawatt power plant.[4]
Referencesedit
^ abRone, Jemera (2003). Sudan, oil, and human rights. Human Rights Watch. p. 193. ISBN1-56432-291-2.
^J SEAMAN, A J MERCER AND E SONDORP (1996). "The Epidemic of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Western Upper Nile, Southern Sudan: Course and Impact from 1984 to 1994" (PDF). International Journal of Epidemiology. 25 (4). International Epidemiological Association: 862–71. doi:10.1093/ije/25.4.862. PMID 8921468. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
^. Arkel. Archived from the original on 2011-09-13. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
^. SallyPort. Archived from the original on 2011-09-21. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
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duar, large, village, guit, county, unity, state, south, sudan, main, road, leading, south, from, bentiu, close, thar, jath, central, processing, facility, block, concession, location, south, sudancoordinates, 772291, 12434, 772291, 12434countrysouth, sudansta. Duar is a large village in Guit County Unity State South Sudan It is on the main oil road leading south from Bentiu and is close to the Thar Jath Central Processing Facility in the Block 5A oil concession DuarDuarLocation in South SudanCoordinates 8 46 20 N 30 07 28 E 8 772291 N 30 12434 E 8 772291 30 12434CountrySouth SudanStateUnity StateCountyGuit CountyTime zoneUTC 2 CAT The village is in a Jikany Nuer region 1 A clinic operated by Medecins Sans Frontieres was established in the village in 1989 by Dr Jill Seaman to treat patients with visceral leishmaniasis The disease was spreading quickly in part due to civil war which was causing population movement reducing resistance through malnutrition and hindering provision of control and treatment 2 On 27 June 1998 Duar was attacked by Paulino Matiep s SSUM militia The Medecins Sans Frontieres compound was burned and destroyed as were the school and the community offices Paulino s forces raided cattle camps killing the animals for food About 25 of the population fled some to islands in the Nile where they felt they would be safe 1 After the civil war a divisional headquarters for the Sudanese Peoples Liberation Army was constructed by Arkel International in Duar The site was in a swamp near to the Nile and had to be raised above flood level 3 000 truck loads of fill material were brought in from two quarries about 150 kilometres 93 mi distant a difficult task due to poor road quality and north south political tensions 3 The 2 500 square metres 27 000 sq ft facility is self contained with a 3 megawatt power plant 4 References edit a b Rone Jemera 2003 Sudan oil and human rights Human Rights Watch p 193 ISBN 1 56432 291 2 J SEAMAN A J MERCER AND E SONDORP 1996 The Epidemic of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Western Upper Nile Southern Sudan Course and Impact from 1984 to 1994 PDF International Journal of Epidemiology 25 4 International Epidemiological Association 862 71 doi 10 1093 ije 25 4 862 PMID 8921468 Retrieved 2011 09 14 AFRICAP SPLA Division HQ Duar Sudan Arkel Archived from the original on 2011 09 13 Retrieved 2011 09 14 Power Production SallyPort Archived from the original on 2011 09 21 Retrieved 2011 09 14 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Duar amp oldid 1100062950, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
