Marial Bai
Place in Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marial Bai is a village in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state, South Sudan.
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Coordinates: 09°06′08″N 26°50′52″E | |
Country | South Sudan |
Region | Bahr el Ghazal |
State | Northern Bahr el Ghazal |
County | Aweil West County |
Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
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Marial Bai lies between the Magadhik River and Chel or Kuru River, which converge to form the Lol River.[1] It is the real-life hometown of Valentino Achak Deng, the protagonist of the Dave Eggers book, What is the What. [2] Devastated during Sudan's second civil war, Marial Bai now benefits from the efforts of the Valentino Achak Deng Foundation, which has constructed a new Marial Bai Secondary School.[3] [4]