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Marial Bai

Coordinates: 09°06′08″N 26°50′52″E / 9.10222°N 26.84778°E / 9.10222; 26.84778
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Marial Bai
Marial Bai is located in South Sudan
Marial Bai
Marial Bai
Location in South Sudan
Coordinates: 09°06′08″N 26°50′52″E / 9.10222°N 26.84778°E / 9.10222; 26.84778
Country South Sudan
RegionBahr el Ghazal
StateNorthern Bahr el Ghazal
CountyAweil West County
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)

Marial Bai is a village in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state, South Sudan.

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]

References

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  1. ^ "Western Bahr el Ghazal State Map (as of Dec 2016)" (PDF), ReliefWeb, OCHA, retrieved 2020-12-17
  2. ^ Dave Eggers, 2006, What is the What, (New York, Vintage Books).
  3. ^ Alexandra Zayas (4 November 2009). "One of Sudan's Lost Boys visits University of Tampa, shares harrowing story". St. Petersburg Times. Archived from the original on November 7, 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
  4. ^ "Community development in southern Sudan". Retrieved 5 December 2009.
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