Qualla: Nyal, South Sudan https://qualla.com/nyal-south-sudan en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:29 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Nyal, South Sudan https://qualla.com/nyal-south-sudan Nyal, South Sudan: Introduction https://qualla.com/nyal-south-sudan/ Mango trees and palm trees line the streets of Nyal, and in the dry months they shade a market where fishermen's nets dry alongside plastic jerrycans waiting for the next water collection. From the air, the town looks like a pale green raft floating on the dark, endless swamp to the north. That swamp is the reason thousands of people are alive. When the SPLA's 2015 offensive rolled through Unity State, families who could not reach the road walked for days through water, dragging their possessions in plastic sheets behind them, dodging crocodiles, and trusting that Nyal, at the swamp's southern edge, would take them in. It did.

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]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/9/m/s/nyal-south-sudan-wp/s9ms-nyal-south-sudan-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Nyal, South Sudan: A Town That Taught Itself to Resist https://qualla.com/nyal-south-sudan/ Nyal sits in Panyijar County, in Unity State, in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan. Its reputation for resisting external pressure is older than the current century. During the Nuer-British War of 1923-1933, during the Second Sudanese Civil War, and during the first So...

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]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/9/m/s/nyal-south-sudan-wp/s9ms-nyal-south-sudan-burned-homes-and-water-lily-flour.mp3 0:06 3 full Nyal, South Sudan: Flight Context https://qualla.com/nyal-south-sudan/ Coordinates 7.75°N, 30.27°E; located in Panyijar County on the southern edge of the Sudd wetland. Nyal airstrip is a dirt strip that becomes unusable during the April-October rainy season. Surrounding swamp expands dramatically in wet season; offers dramatic wetland imagery from altitude. Juba International (HSSJ) lies approximately 240 km south; Bentiu's airfield is approximately 130 km north. Recommended altitude FL150-FL200 for swamp-and-town detail.

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]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/9/m/s/nyal-south-sudan-wp/s9ms-nyal-south-sudan-relief-flights-and-the-islands-of-the-displaced.mp3 0:06 4 full Nyal, South Sudan: Football, Mangoes, and Ordinary Life https://qualla.com/nyal-south-sudan/ It would be wrong to tell Nyal's story only in the grammar of suffering. The Nyal Football League, formed in the 2000s, once had eight clubs; Niang FC from Greater Nyal has won five major trophies, holding a slight edge over their Nyabang FC rivals, the "Morning Stars," whose sta...

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