Bahr el Zeraf
River in Jonglei, South Sudan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Bahr el Zeraf (Arabic: بَـحْـر الـزّرَاف, romanized: Baḥr ez-Zerāf, also known as the Giraffe or Phow River in the English language,[2] is an arm of the White Nile in the Sudd region of South Sudan. It is completely contained within the South Sudanese state of Jonglei. Its name is Arabic for "Giraffe River".[3]
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Bahr el Zeraf | |
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Etymology | 1. from Arabic "Giraffe River" 2. Indigenous name for one of 21 (now defunct) initial states of South Sudan (2014-2020) |
Native name | بَـحْـر الـزّرَاف (Arabic) |
Location | |
Country | South Sudan |
State | Jonglei |
Region | Central Upper Nile |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Sudd swamp |
• location | South Sudan |
• coordinates | 7.5°N 30.8°E / 7.5; 30.8 |
Source confluence | |
• location | Zeraf Cuts, South Sudan |
• coordinates | 7.768°N 30.567°E / 7.768; 30.567 |
Mouth | White Nile |
• location | New Fangak, South Sudan |
• coordinates | 9.413°N 31.163°E / 9.413; 31.163 |
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