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Abyei (town)

Field	Value
official_name	Abyei
native_name	أبيي
image_skyline	Sudan Envoy - Abyei.jpg
image_caption	View of Abyei town,
with traditional dwellings (2009)
pushpin_map	Sudan#South Sudan
pushpin_label_position	top
pushpin_map_caption	Location relative to the Sudan and South Sudan.
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	South Sudan
Sudan
subdivision_type1	Administrative area
subdivision_name1	Abyei Area
unit_pref	Imperial
population_blank1_title	Ngok Dinka
population_blank2_title	Religions
utc_offset	+2
coordinates
elevation_m	400

with traditional dwellings (2009) Sudan

Aerial view of Abyei town and environs, in 2009

Abyei (also spelled Abyēy; ) is a border town currently in the Abyei Area that is disputed by South Sudan and Sudan. The United Nations estimated the town's population at around 20,000 previous to May 2011 events.

The oil-producing and fertile Abyei Area, with Abyei town as its center, is a disputed territorial point of contention in the July 2011 secession of South Sudan process.

History

2008 conflict

Abyei town was almost completely destroyed in May 2008 when tensions escalated between the Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement (SPLA) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) after the Government of South Sudan appointed an administrator for the region, a move the Messiria objected to.

2009

Some 50,000 of Abyei Town's mostly Dinka inhabitants fled southwards, to Agok in present South Sudan. Since the signing of the roadmap for the return of the displaced and the implementation of the Abyei Protocol in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, much of the town was rebuilt by mid-2009.

2011

Abyei referendum

Main article: Abyei status referendum

Whether Abyei Area and town would remain part of the South Kordofan region of northern Sudan or become part of the Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan (Republic of South Sudan) was to be decided by a local referendum in 2011. Disagreements over the process, and the recent violent takeover, raised questions whether a vote will be held.

Takeover

The northern Sudan military succeeded in their forceful takeover of Abyei Area and town on 21 May 2011. A week after the takeover, satellite images show that the northern Sudan army burned and razed about one-third of all civilian buildings in the town during the violence. Tens of thousands of Abyei Area civilians, including up to 35,000 children, have been internally displaced by the northern takeover. The satellite image evidence, supporting a claim of state-sponsored ethnic cleansing of much of the contested Abyei town and region, is being submitted to the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the UN Security Council for assessment.

Climate

Abyei has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) bordering a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen climate classification.

References

[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sudan-abyei-north-idUSTRE74L14L20110522 Reuters; 05.22.2011; "North Sudan seizes disputed Abyei, thousands flee"] . accessed 5.30.2011
United Nations Development Programme - Sudan [http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/publisher,IRIN,,SDN,4836929a9,0.html UNHCR; 21 May 2008; "Sudan: Fighting could hamper Abyei aid operation"] {{webarchive. link. (8 October 2012 Retrieved 24 July 2009.)
United Nations Development Programme - Sudan [http://mirror.undp.org/sudan/projects/cp5.htm UNHCR; July 2009; "Recovery of Abyei Area through Good Governance and Poverty Reduction"] {{webarchive. link. (July 24, 2011 Retrieved 24 July 2009.)
[http://www.afriquejet.com/news/africa-news/sudan-referendum:-abyei---one-tiny-issue-yet-unresolved-2011011967952.html Aafriquejet; 01.19.2011 "Abyei referendum issue unresolved" ]{{dead link. (June 2017)
[http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/05/201153012613817595.html Al Jazeera English; 30 May 2011; "US group says Sudan army committed war crimes"] . accessed 05.30.2011
"Climate: Abyei - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org.

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