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Lado, South Sudan
Place in Equatoria, South Sudan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lado is a small settlement in Central Equatoria in South Sudan, on the west bank of the White Nile. It is situated north of the modern-day city of Juba.
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Coordinates: 5°2′2″N 31°41′7″E | |
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Region | Equatoria |
State | Central Equatoria |
County | Juba County |
Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
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When General Gordon was appointed governor of the Egyptian territory of Equatoria in 1874, he moved his capital from Gondokoro to Lado, which had a healthier climate.[1] In 1878 Emin Pasha was appointed Bey of Equatoria, then nominally under Egyptian control, with his base at Lado.[2] At one point the settlement was capital of the Lado Enclave.[3] Travelling through Africa, Russian explorer Wilhelm Junker stayed in Lado in 1884, and wrote complimentarily of its brick buildings and neat streets.[4]
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