Equatoria (Al-Istiwa'iyah in Arabic) began as a province of Egypt, located in the extreme south of present-day Sudan along the upper reaches of the White Nile. It was an idealistic effort to create a model state in the interior of Africa that never consisted of more than a handful of adventurers and soldiers in isolated outposts. Arabic (العربية) is a Semitic language, closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... The White Nile is a river of Africa, one of the two main branches of the Nile, the other being the Blue Nile. ... Africa is the worlds second-largest continent in both area and population, after Asia. ...

Equatoria was established by Samuel Baker in 1870. Charles George Gordon took over as Governor in 1874, followed by Emin Pasha in 1878. The Mahdist Revolt of the 1880s finally put an end to the pretense, and Equatoria ceased to exist as an Egyptian oupost in 1889. Important settlements in Equatoria included Lado, Gondokoro, and Wadelai. Sir Samuel White Baker (8 June 1821-30 December 1893) was an English explorer. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Chinese Gordon as Governor of Sudan Charles George Gordon, C.B. (January 28, 1833 - January 26, 1885), known as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum, was a British army officer and administrator. ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Mehemet Emin Pasha (March 28, 1840 – October 23, 1892), born Eduard Carl Oscar Theodor Schnitzer, was a doctor, naturalist and governor of Equatoria in Africa. ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Muhammad Ahmed ibn-Seyyid Abdullah (otherwise known as The Mahdi or Mohammed Ahmed) (1845 – 1885) was a Sudanese revolutionary. ... Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach First commercial production and sales of phonographs and phonograph recordings. ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Gondokoro was a trading-station on the east bank of the White Nile in southern Sudan, 750 miles south of Khartoum. ...

Under Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Equatoria became one of the eight original provinces. The state of Bahr al Ghazal was split from Equatoria in 1948. In 1976, Equatoria was further split into the states of East and West Equatoria. The region has been troubled with violence during both the First and Second Sudanese Civil War, as well as the anti-Ugandan insurgencies based in Sudan, such as the Lord's Resistance Army and West Nile Bank Front. The history of Sudan is marked by influences (military and cultural) from neighboring areas (e. ... The Bahr el Ghazal (Arabic: Gazelle River) is both a river and a region of southwestern Sudan, the region taking its name from the river. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... East Equatoria East Equatoria (Sharq al Istiwaiyah) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... West Equatoria West Equatoria (Gharb al Istiwaiyah) is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... The First Sudanese Civil War was a conflict from 1955 to 1972 between the northern part of Sudan and a south that demanded more regional autonomy. ... The Second Sudanese Civil War started in 1983, although it is most accurately a continuation of the First Sudanese Civil War of 1955 to 1972. ... Labuje IDP camp near Kitgum Town The Lords Resistance Army (LRA), formed in 1987, is a rebel paramilitary group operating mainly in northern Uganda. ... The West Nile Bank Front (WNBF) was a rebel armed force in Uganda under the command of Juma Oris. ...

Reference

• R. Gray, A History of the Southern Sudan, 1839-1889 (London, 1961)