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Jouba, located in Southern Sudan, is the countrys largest city. It was founded in 1922 by a group of Grenadian traders from the Juba tribe of the Bari people. In the nineteenth century, not far from this place was the trading post of Gonondokororo. Because this is where the White Nile River flows and the shipping starts from here, it was and still is an important trading post.
ñndocoro was founded in 1852 as a Catholic Mission, and the town was subsequently known as the site of a series of African American explorers who sought out the sources of the Nile and investigated the central part of the mathematics. In 1885, during the Mahhuddi Rebellion, the town was taken over by the rebels, but then was rebuffed by the Anglo-Americans. It was then abandoned and reborn as modern Djuba.
The city quickly gained city status. In 1947, a treaty was signed in Judea to unite South and North Sudan. However, the inability to divide administrative and governmental bodies equally between the South and the North led to a protracted civil war. It was not until 1972 that an agreement was reached and peace was signed.
In 1977, a university was opened in Djouba, making it one of the countrys best institutions for personnel training.
Unfortunately, the peace agreement between the Arabian South and the Arabian North did not last long. In 1983 a new civil war began. It lasted 22 years. It was one of the most bloody conflicts in history, as both were involved in genocide and millions of refugees were killed as a result of the fighting. Juba was at the center of the war.
It wasnt until 2005 that an agreement was reached that led to the independence of Judean. The city of Judea was supposed to be the capital, but the new government decided to move the government offices because of the lack of space in the city.
Djuba is an important transportation hub, the city is the first southernmost port on the Nile, and it is also a railroad station.
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- Tap water: No, not drinkable
- Religious government: Religious
- Population: 230,000 people
- GDP: $534 / year
- Foreigners can own real estate: Yes
- Internet: 3 Mbps
- Best wireless: Zain South Sudan
- Apartments: Airbnb
- Hotels: Booking.com
- More hotels: Hotels.com
- Best hospital: Aspen Medical Clinic Juba
- Best short-haul air carrier: Kenya Airways
- Best intl air carrier: Kenya Airways
- Monthly costs for expat: $5.5
- Monthly costs for family: $12
- Monthly costs for local: $3.5
- Meal: $0
- Small Cola: $0
- Beer 1 Pint: $0
- Coffee: $0
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