. ▁It ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁ge ographic ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁John ▁Gar ang , ▁the ▁first ▁president ▁of ▁Southern ▁Sud an , ▁alleg edly ▁wanted ▁to ▁place ▁the ▁national ▁capital ▁in ▁Ram ci el ▁during ▁his ▁administration , ▁but ▁he ▁died ▁before ▁South ▁Sud an ▁achieved ▁independence ▁and ▁its ▁largest ▁city ▁of ▁J uba ▁became ▁the ▁capital ▁instead . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Ram ci el ▁is ▁about ▁ ▁north ▁of ▁J uba ▁and ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁western ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁N ile . ▁There ▁is ▁currently ▁no ▁t arm ack ed ▁road ▁between ▁J uba ▁and ▁Ram ci el , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁estimated ▁that ▁it ▁will ▁take ▁under ▁two ▁hours ▁to ▁travel ▁on ▁a ▁t arm ack ed ▁road ▁to ▁J uba . ▁Under ▁ideal ▁conditions , ▁it ▁would ▁also ▁probably ▁take ▁about ▁ 3 0 ▁minutes ▁to ▁travel ▁to ▁Rum bek ▁and ▁up ▁to ▁three ▁hours ▁to ▁W au ▁from ▁Ram ci el . ▁▁ ▁The ▁largest ▁grass ▁sw amp ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁the ▁Sud d , ▁lies ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁Gre ater ▁B ahr ▁el ▁Gh az al ▁and ▁Gre ater ▁Upper ▁N ile , ▁thus ▁making ▁direct ▁road ▁communic ations ▁between ▁towns ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁opposite ▁four ▁corners ▁of ▁the ▁Sud d ▁pract ically ▁impossible ; ▁thus ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁go ▁around ▁the ▁sw amp , ▁which ▁currently ▁makes ▁both ▁Mal ak al ▁and ▁Bent iu ▁in access ible ▁by ▁road ▁from ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁west ▁in ▁the ▁wet ▁season ▁from ▁June ▁to ▁November .