Bahr ez Zeraf
The Bahr el Zeraf, also known as the Giraffe or Phow River in the English language, 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".- Anabranch
- Description: river in South Sudan
- Also known as“Bahr El Zeraf”“Giraffe River”“Phou”“Phow”“Zeraf River”
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Latitude
9.41382° or 9° 24′ 50″ north
Longitude
31.16346° or 31° 9′ 49″ east
Open location code
6GXHC577+G9
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Bahr ez Zeraf” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بحر الزراف”
- Asturian: “Ríu Bahr el Zeraf”
- Chinese: “宰拉夫河”
- French: “Bahr el-Zeraf”
- French: “Phou”
- German: “Baḩr az Zarāf”
- German: “Bahr el-Zeraf”
- German: “Baḥr ez-Zerāf”
- German: “Phou”
- German: “Zeraf River”
- Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Bahr el Zeraf”
- Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Bahr ez Zeraf”
- Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Giraffe River”
- Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Phou”
- Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Phow”
- Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Zeraf River”
- Hausa: “Bahr el Zeraf”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Bahr el Zeraf”
- Polish: “Bahr el Zeraf”
- Serbian: “Bahr el Zeraf”
- Serbian: “Бахр ел Зераф”
- Swahili: “Mto Bahr el Zeraf”
- Turkish: “Zürafa Nehri”
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