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Rumbek is the capital of the state
States of Sudan

Below is a list of the 25 states of Sudan organized by their original provinces under British rule. Arabic language versions are, as appropriate, in parentheses....
 of Lakes (also known as Buhayrat) in southern Sudan
Sudan

Sudan is a country in northeastern Africa. It is the largest in the African continent and the Arab World, and List of countries and outlying territories by total area by area....
. Following the peace agreement ending the Second Sudanese Civil War
Second Sudanese Civil War

The Second Sudanese Civil War started in 1983, although it was largely a continuation of the First Sudanese Civil War of 1955 to 1972. It took place, for the most part, in southern Sudan and was one of the longest lasting and deadliest wars of the later 20th century....
, the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement chose it as the interim administrative center of the semi-autonomous southern regions
Southern Sudan

Southern Sudan is located in Africa with Juba, Sudan as its capital city. Under the terms of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement with Sudan, the south has been given a large degree of autonomy and the chance to vote for full independence in 2011 after six years of home rule....
. Juba
Juba, Sudan

Juba is a city in Sudan, the regional capital of Southern Sudan and the capital of the Sudanese States of Sudan of Central Equatoria in the Bari people ...
 became the permanent capital. Rumbek had a population of slightly under 100,000 in 2005, and sustained significant damage during the conflict.

It is serviced by a dirt airstrip
Rumbek Airport

Rumbek Airport refers to an airstrip serving the town of Rumbek in Sudan.Airlines and destinations*Marsland Aviation...
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Rumbek is the capital of the state
States of Sudan

Below is a list of the 25 states of Sudan organized by their original provinces under British rule. Arabic language versions are, as appropriate, in parentheses....
 of Lakes (also known as Buhayrat) in southern Sudan
Sudan

Sudan is a country in northeastern Africa. It is the largest in the African continent and the Arab World, and List of countries and outlying territories by total area by area....
. Following the peace agreement ending the Second Sudanese Civil War
Second Sudanese Civil War

The Second Sudanese Civil War started in 1983, although it was largely a continuation of the First Sudanese Civil War of 1955 to 1972. It took place, for the most part, in southern Sudan and was one of the longest lasting and deadliest wars of the later 20th century....
, the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement chose it as the interim administrative center of the semi-autonomous southern regions
Southern Sudan

Southern Sudan is located in Africa with Juba, Sudan as its capital city. Under the terms of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement with Sudan, the south has been given a large degree of autonomy and the chance to vote for full independence in 2011 after six years of home rule....
. Juba
Juba, Sudan

Juba is a city in Sudan, the regional capital of Southern Sudan and the capital of the Sudanese States of Sudan of Central Equatoria in the Bari people ...
 became the permanent capital. Rumbek had a population of slightly under 100,000 in 2005, and sustained significant damage during the conflict.

It is serviced by a dirt airstrip
Rumbek Airport

Rumbek Airport refers to an airstrip serving the town of Rumbek in Sudan.Airlines and destinations*Marsland Aviation...
. There are some paved roads being built, both the airstrip and many of the roads being built by the main roads contractor Civicon Ltd.. The city is the home of three tribes of Dinka
Dinka

The Dinka are a group of tribes of south Sudan, inhabiting the Bahr el Ghazal region of the Nile basin, Jonglei and parts of southern Kordufan and Upper Nile, Sudan regions....
: Aliab, Chic and Agar. Non-Dinka peoples, such as Atout and Jurbel, also live in Rumbek.

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  • , BBC, 21 January 2005