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Got Wan Aryo

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Where Nyipir/Gipir Left His Two Elders

From Wang Nyakwin, Nyipir/Gipir arrived at Got Wan Aryo currently located along Pakwach-Nebbi highway in Omvoro village, Pangieth parish, Alwi sub-county, Pakwach district. It is at this spot that Nyipir/Gipir left his two elders: Ateng and Ogoro. It is here that Ateng died and was buried.

According to 77-year-old Okumu Jenesio, a resident of Amojo village, Ayila parish, Alwi sub-county, the site gets its name from the two twin hills that were inhabited by the two elders. As such, it is also taken as a boundary mark between Alwi chiefdom and Mbaro Jupio chiefdom, to the west.

Occasionally, the people of Alwi chiefdom led by their chief come to commemorate their fallen ancestors at Got Wan Aryo. The site is endowed with rich and beautiful natural scenery enveloped by the two rolling hills. It has some wildlife, including birds. The site is under threat from human activities such as sand mining, tree cutting for building and charcoal burning, cattle over-grazing by herdsmen, and land wrangles with neighboring chiefdoms.

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