[MONTRÉAL] Before going somewhere for the first time, it’s always nice to get a preliminary view of the place, if only to feed the excitement with anticipation. Maps have always been, for me, synonymous with adventure; a preliminary step toward discovery of a future destination. Maps always help me orient myself quickly to a place shortly after arrival. Actually, they make me feel as though I know the place long before arriving. Entering a central square, crossing a major intersection or circling a roundabout in a city for the first time can bring about a sense of nostalgia from cartographic familiarity in absentia.
Below, is a small selection of maps of Sudan and South Sudan. to view a more omprehensive selection visit the South Sudan Info website.
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MAP RESOURCES
Map Catalogue of the UNITED NATIONS SUDAN INFORMATION GATEWAY.
City Maps from the Ministry of Land, Housing and Public Utilities, Government of Southern Sudan
International Travel and Health maps from the World Health Organization
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SELECTED MAPS (Click to download or view better quality image.)
GENERAL:
January 1, 1956 Line of Demarcation Map
(source: Map No. 3707 Rev. 10, UNITED NATIONS, Department of Peacekeeping Operations Cartographic Section, April 2007; demarcation line source is US Department of State)
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INTERNATIONAL AID MAPS:
Sudan Humanitarian Planning Map
(source: NASA MODIS mosaic, UN Cartographic Section; UN OCHA; UNHCR; DCW OLS; UNDP GRID and Climate Research Unit of the University of East Anglia; 11 February 2004)
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MIGRATION MAPS:
Spontaneous Returns from Place of Displacement and Final Destination of Returnees (tracked on-route)
(source: International Organization for Migration IOM, 2008)
IOM Internally Displaced Persons Return Routes – by road, river and air 2007-2008
(source: International Organization for Migration, 28 January 2008)
IDP Registration, Returns and Refugee Repatriation supported by IOMIDP Registration, Returns and Refugee Repatriation supported by IOM
(source: IOM GIS Unit, Data Source: IOM IDP Registration Databases, Movement statistics & IOM supported repatriation statistics; 18/09/2007)
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POLITICAL BOUNDARY MAPS:
Comparative Map of the Abyei Area
Arbitration Award Map (source: Permanent Court of Arbitration, July 22, 2009)
(source: World Health Organization, 2008)
(source: World Health Organization, 2008)
