Bahr el Ghazal
The Bahr el Ghazal is a region of northwestern South Sudan. Its name came from the river Bahr el Ghazal. The name translates as "sea of gazelles" from Arabic.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Wau and Rumbek.
Wau
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Wau is a town, locally referred to as a city, in northwestern South Sudan on the western bank of Jur River. It is the capital of Western Bahr el Ghazal region in South Sudan.
Rumbek
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Rumbek is the capital of Lakes State in the Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan.
Aweil
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Aweil is the capital of Northern Bahr el Ghazal State in northwestern South Sudan. Known for its agricultural activities and Dinka cultural heritage, Aweil is a destination for those interested in exploring rural South Sudan, local traditions, and the natural beauty of the region.
Bahr el Ghazal
- Type: Region with 4,300,000 residents
- Description: region in South Sudan
- Also known as: “Bahr al Ghazal Wilayat”, “Bahr el Ghazal Province”, and “Bahr-el-Ghazal”
- Category: region of South Sudan
- Location: South Sudan, Central Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Zulu—“Bahr el Ghazal” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “إقليم بحر الغزال”
- Basque: “Bahr el Ghazal (eskualdea)”
- Basque: “Bahr el Ghazal”
- Catalan: “Bahr al-Gazāl”
- Catalan: “Regió de Bahr al-Ghazal”
- Chinese: “加扎勒河大区”
- Chinese: “加札爾河地區”
- Chinese: “巴赫尔-加扎勒”
- Croatian: “Bahr el Ghazal”
- Czech: “Bahr al-Ghazál”
- Danish: “Bahr al-Ghazal”
- Danish: “Bahr el-Ghazal”
- Dimli (individual language): “Behr el Ğezal”
- Dinka: “Bar el-gädhal”
- Dinka: “Bar el-Gädhal”
- Dutch: “Bahr-al-Ghazal”
- French: “Bahr al-Ghazal”
- French: “Bahr el Ghazal”
- French: “Bahr el-Ghazal (region du Soudan)”
- French: “Bahr el-ghazal (région du soudan)”
- French: “Bahr el-Ghazal (région du Soudan)”
- French: “Bahr El-Ghazal (Région Du Soudan)”
- French: “Bahr el-Ghazal (région du Sud-Soudan)”
- French: “Bahr el-Ghazal”
- Georgian: “ბაჰრ-ელ-გაზალი”
- Georgian: “ბაჰრ-ელ-ღაზალი”
- German: “Bahr al-Ghazal”
- Hebrew: “בחר אל-ע’זאל”
- Hebrew: “בחר אלע’זאל”
- Indonesian: “Bahrul Ghazal”
- Italian: “Bahr al Ghazal”
- Italian: “Bahr al-Ghazal”
- Italian: “Bahr al-Ghazāl”
- Italian: “Bahr el-Ghazāl”
- Japanese: “バハル・アル・ガザール地方”
- Korean: “바르알가잘 지방”
- Korean: “바르알가잘”
- Lithuanian: “Bahr al Gazalis (provincija)”
- Lithuanian: “Bahr al Gazalis”
- Lithuanian: “Bahr al-Ghazalis (provincija)”
- Macedonian: “Бахр ел-Газал”
- N'Ko: “ߓߊߤߙ ߍߟ-ߜ߭ߖ߭ߊߟ”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Bahr al Ghazal”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bahr al Ghazal”
- Persian: “استان بحر الغزال”
- Polish: “Bahr al-Ghazal”
- Polish: “Bahr Al-Ghazal”
- Polish: “Bahr el Ghazal”
- Portuguese: “Bahr al-Ghazal”
- Portuguese: “Bahr el Ghazal”
- Portuguese: “Bahr el-Ghazal”
- Portuguese: “Bar-El-Gazal”
- Romanian: “Bahr al-Ghazal”
- Russian: “Бахр-эль-Газаль (регион, Судан)”
- Russian: “Бахр-эль-Газаль (регион, Южный Судан)”
- Russian: “Бахр-эль-Газаль”
- Serbian: “Бахр ел Газал (регија)”
- Serbian: “Бахр ел Газал”
- Spanish: “Bahr el Ghazal”
- Spanish: “Bar el Gazal”
- Swahili: “Bahr el-Ghazal”
- Tajik: “Баҳр-ал-Ғазал”
- Turkish: “Bahr el Ghazal”
- Ukrainian: “Бахр-ель-Газаль”
- Venetian: “Bahr el Ghazal”
- Vietnamese: “Bahr el Ghazal”
- Zulu: “Bahr el Ghazal, Ningizimu Sudan”
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