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South Sudan Online: Yambio Airstrip

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UN Compound, Yambio, Sudan

 

Basic Data on Yambio Airstrip and Village

Coordinates: N 04 08.00 E 028 25.00

Callsign: HSYA/" YA" ..... Frequency: 8084.0Khz USB

Bearing: 272

Distance From Lokichokio: 355 nautical miles

Runway Direction: 03/21

Length: 3200 Feet, 980 Feet

The Episcopal Cathedral in YAMBIO, Western Equatoria.

Breakdown of the Lafon Declaration?

1979: 34 cases of Ebola Virus, of which 22 were fatal - in Nzara and Yambio, Sudan between 31 July and 6 October.

SUDAN MONTHLY REPORT November 21 1996 Pope John Paul II Message to the Catholics of South Sudan

World Vision Activities in Yambio, Western Equatoria

OLS Weekly Update - 46: 03-Dec-97. Sleeping Sickness update

Hazards: Unexploded Bomb Near Airstrip

 

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Location of Bomb

Picture of Unexploded Bomb

Map of Yambio

Index Page

Other Airstrips and Villages

Links Page

Edit Dates

12/23/1998 -- 2/22/1997 --7/23/96

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