Abyei
أبيي | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Sudan_Envoy_-_Abyei.jpg) View of Abyei town, with traditional dwellings (2009) | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Sudan_adm_location_map.svg)  Abyei Location in the Sudan and South Sudan &sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:South_Sudan_adm_location_map.svg) Abyei Abyei (South Sudan) | |
| Coordinates: 09°35′44″N 28°26′13″E / 9.59556°N 28.43694°E | |
| Country |  South Sudan Sudan |
| Administrative area | Abyei Area |
| Elevation | 1,300 ft (400 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 |
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Abyei (also spelled Abyēy; Arabic: أبيي) is a border town currently in the Abyei Area that is disputed by South Sudan and the Sudan. The U.N. estimated the town's population at around 20,000 previous to May 2011 events.[1]
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.[1]
- ^ a b Reuters; 05.22.2011; "North Sudan seizes disputed Abyei, thousands flee" . accessed 5.30.2011