Juba
Juba is the capital and largest city of South Sudan.
Juba is the capital and largest city of South Sudan. The city is situated on the White Nile and also serves as the capital of the Central Equatoria State. It is the most recently declared national capital and had a population of 525,953 in 2017. It has an area of 52 km2 (20 sq mi), with the metropolitan area covering 336 km2 (130 sq mi).
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Worth seeing in and around Juba
6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of Juba
The University of Juba is an English-language public university in Juba, the capital of South Sudan. Established in 1975 as the first institution of higher education in southern Sudan, the university admitted its first students in 1977.
1.6 km · public university in South Sudan · Wikipedia - 02Juba Stadium
Juba Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Juba, South Sudan. It is the home ground of the South Sudan national football team and, as the only stadium in Juba for many years until recently, several local clubs as well, including Atlabara FC, Al-Malakia FC, and Al-Salam FC. Juba Stadium opened in 1962.
3.9 km · building in Africa · Wikipedia - 03St. Theresa Cathedral, Juba
St Theresa’s Cathedral is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church and the cathedral of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Juba in South Sudan. The cathedral church is located on Unity Avenue in Bahr al Jabal in the district of Kator in the city of Juba.
3.6 km · Catholic cathedral in South Sudan · Wikipedia - 04St. Mary's University in Juba
Saint Mary's College in Juba is a university in Juba, in Juba County, Central Equatoria, in South Sudan. The city of Juba is the capital of South Sudan and is the largest city in that country.
2.8 km · university in Juba, South Sudan · Wikipedia - 05Freedom Bridge
The Freedom Bridge in Juba, South Sudan, is South Sudan's second permanent bridge over the Nile, the first being the Juba Nile Bridge, a Bailey type bridge built in 1976. The new bridge was officially opened on 19 May 2022.
5.3 km · bridge in South Sudan · Wikipedia - 06Juba Nile Bridge
The Juba Nile Bridge is composed of two adjacent 252 meter spans over the White Nile in Juba, South Sudan, on the Juba-Nimule Road, and until 2022 provided the only access over the River Nile to South Sudan. It was built in 1972 during the regime of General Gaafar Nimeiry, from two World War II era bridges, costing $2.5 million at the time.
4.5 km · bridge in Juba, Jubek State · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
"Greek" buildings. In the 1920s the city grew rapidly, and about 2,000 Greeks lived here working as merchants and tradesmen. Many of the city's major public stone buildings like the Ivory Bank, Notos Lounge, the old Sudan Airways Building, Paradise Hotel, Nile Commercial Bank and Buffalo Commercial Bank were developed by Greeks at this time, as were later the Central Bank and Juba Hotel buildings.
- 01Juba Stadium
A multi-use stadium, opened in 1962 and home to the national football team.
- 02John Garang Mausoleum
Final resting place of John Garang, who led the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement to gain independence for South Sudan in 2011.
- 03St. Theresa Cathedral. Built
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Things to do
Plan to entertain yourself as there is not much to see or do. However, due to the many expats including many Kenyans, Ugandans and the hundreds of Westerners there are numerous bars, restaurants and nightspots. There is something going on most weekends. You can also take a boat trip on the Nile, go fishing, go jogging, and there's a Hash House Harriers in Juba.
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Where to eat
The Village and Da Vinci camp are battling over who cooks the best pizza in town. Home and Away has some average food at western prices in western-ish surroundings. Numerous tent camps line the Nile, and all look the same, buffets tend to be the norm. Prices vary widely. Worth seeking out Rock City for the views over Juba.
- 01Da Vinci's Restaurant
- 02Notos Lounge Bar & Grill
A smart restaurant with outdoor seating area.
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Getting to Juba
- Airports
- Juba (JUB), 3 km
- Stations
- Juba International Airport, 2.9 km
- Entebbe → Juba542 km · quickest by air, 4h 58m · USh321,250–497,960
- Eldoret → Juba632 km · quickest by air, 7h 25m · KSh12,830–19,890
- Kisumu → Juba654 km · quickest by air, 6h 56m · KSh12,380–19,190
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Juba
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Juba. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inCharter and UN flights are also available from Lokichokio.
- Get aroundIf you are coming here to live and work, a car is essential to get around - although there are a lot of boda bodas (motorbike taxis) running during the day.
- Get aroundThe roads are mostly unsealed, but you can get by in a saloon - although after a heavy rain it's 4x4 only.
- Go nextFrom Kosti, there are daily busses and minibuses to Khartoum.
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