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Bahr al-Ghazal

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BAHR AL-GHAZAL

Tributary of the Nile.

Bahr al-Ghazal (the Gazelle River) drains a basin the size of France, yet its contribution to the Nile is insignificant. Its tributaries, which come from the Congo–Nile watershed as well as from rivers of Darfur and Kordofan, are consumed by evaporation and transpiration in the great swamps along the river. The river should not be confused with the province in southern Sudan of the same name.

see also kordofan; nile river.

Robert O. Collins

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Baḥr al‐Ghazāl

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Baḥr al‐Ghazāl, The Sudan A state called ‘The River of the Antelopes’, a tributary of the River Nile, from baḥr and ghazāl ‘gazelle’ or ‘antelope’.

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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Baḥr al‐Ghazāl." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-BaralGhazl.html

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	The Western Bahr al-Ghazal under British Rule: 1898-1965. Magazine article from: Africa; 1/1/1997
	Suffering in Sudan has gone on too long.(Column) Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 9/11/1998
	Bowing to pressure, Sudan frees first slaves.(World)(Briefing/Africa) Newspaper article from: The Washington Times (Washington, DC); 6/1/2000