Abyei (town)

Abyei
أبيي
View of Abyei town, with traditional dwellings (2009)
View of Abyei town,
with traditional dwellings (2009)
Abyei is located in Sudan
Abyei
Abyei
Location in the Sudan and South Sudan
Abyei is located in South Sudan
Abyei
Abyei
Abyei (South Sudan)
Coordinates: 09°35′44″N 28°26′13″E / 9.59556°N 28.43694°E / 9.59556; 28.43694
Country South Sudan
 Sudan
Administrative areaAbyei Area
Elevation
1,300 ft (400 m)
Time zoneUTC+2
Aerial view of Abyei town and environs, in 2009

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]