Jabal River
[or Bar al-Jabal] River, south-central Sudan. The river flows northward 594 mi (956 km) over the Fula Rapids, past Juba (the head of navigation), and through a vast swampy region. It receives the Ghazl River at Lake No and then turns east to join the Sb River of western Ethiopia, thereafter forming the White Nile River.For more information on Jabal River, visit Britannica.com.
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River, east-central Africa. Formed by the...Ethiopian border, it merges with the Jabal River in Sudan to form the White Nile. A major tributary of the Nile River , it is 220 mi (354 km) long.For more information on Sobat River, visit Britannica.com. Sobat River...
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Ghazal River
Book article from: Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
or Bahr al-Ghazal River, southwestern Sudan. Formed by...east to unite at Lake No with the Jabal River and form the White Nile River . It was mapped in 1772 by the...For more information on Ghazal River, visit Britannica.com. Ghazal...
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Nile
Book article from: Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names
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Mount Hermon
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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