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The Nuba Mountains are a mountain range in South Kordofan. The South Kordofan region is part of Kordofan province in central Sudan, Africa. The mountains cover an area roughly wide by long, and are 1500 to higher in elevation than the surrounding plain. It is arid there, but lush and green compared with most nearby areas.
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The Nuba Mountains are a mountain range in South Kordofan. The South Kordofan region is part of Kordofan province in central Sudan, Africa. The mountains cover an area roughly wide by long, and are 1500 to higher in elevation than the surrounding plain. It is arid there, but lush and green compared with most nearby areas. There are almost no roads in the Nuba Mountains; most villages there are only accessible by ancient paths that aren't navigable by motor vehicles. The rainy season extends from mid-May to mid-October, and annual rainfall ranges from 400 to 800 millimeters, allowing grazing and seasonal rain-fed agriculture.
The Nuba Mountains, part of South Kordofan state are inhabited by both indigenous Nuba people and many other ethnic groups such as Arabs (mostly Baggara), Bargu, Barnu, Fellata; the last three groups migrated from western Sudan to the region. The Nuba people are collectively called Nuba, although they are members of several different ethnic and linguistic groups. About 23% of the population are Baggara (cattle herders), largely consisting of Hawazma, Messiria, Awlad Himayd, Kinana, and other Arabs. There is also a small number of Arab traders, called Jellaba. Historically the area was home to the Taqali state. See also nafir.
In March 2002, an agreement between the Government of Sudan (GOS) and the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) followed by a cease fire allowed humanitarian relief into the Nuba Mountains. Initially deployed at the Joint Military Commission (JMC) headed by a Norwegian general officer, the team began the process of laying the groundwork which eventually resulted in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in Southern Sudan. The team consisted of US, British, Norwegian, Swiss, French and Dutch. Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan State was the coordination HQ for the JMC. Most of the observer/advisory personnel were dispatched from Kadugli for overwatch missions.
The CPA remains a fragile agreement in particular because of the conflict in Darfur and tension in the south. The identification of the south is termed, the Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) headquartered in Juba, Sudan. It should be noted, nearly 2.2 million people died as a direct result of the north-south civil war either by direct fire or by starvation and disease. The United Nations and sub agencies of the UN are headquartered in Juba, Southern Sudan.
Currently and as late 2008, the north and south about to commence preparations for national elections. In 2011, the south will vote to succeed from Sudan and become independent; most former Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movememt (SPLA/M)wish to conform to the original objective of Dr. John Garang, a democratic form of government over all Sudan recognizing the religious and cultural freedoms. John Garang was killed in a helicopter accident on July 30, 2005 just six months after the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) was signed ending the longest continuous civil war on Africa's continent; he is buried in Juba.
The 2nd Sudanese War which commenced in 1983 until the CPA was signed in January of 2005 is just but a small portion of the long and tenuous history of Sudan. This includes the ongoing genocidial actions now taking place in Darfur where nearly 200,000 have died.
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