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The Bahr el Zeraf (also spelled Bahr az-Zaraf and Bahr ez Zeraf) is arm
Anabranch

An anabranch is a section of a river or stream that diverts from the main watercourse channel and rejoins the mainstem downstream.In the simplest case, an island or rock in the river creates a main course and an anabranch course; a more significant anabranch would diverge for a distance of several kilometres before rejoining....
 of the White Nile
White Nile

The White Nile is a river of Africa, one of the two main tributary of the Nile, the other being the Blue Nile. In the strict meaning, "White Nile" refers to the river formed at Lake No at the confluence of the Bahr al Jabal and Bahr el Ghazal rivers....
 in the Sudd
Sudd

The Sudd also called the Bahr el Jebel in Southern Sudan Sudan, is a vast swamp formed by the White Nile. The Sudd area is one of the largest wetland areas in the world and the largest freshwater wetland in the Nile basin....
 region of Sudan
Sudan

Sudan is a country in northeastern Africa. It is the largest in the African continent and the Arab World, and List of countries and outlying territories by total area by area....
, Africa
Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
. It is completely contained within the Sudenese state
States of Sudan

Below is a list of the 25 states of Sudan organized by their original provinces under British rule. Arabic language versions are, as appropriate, in parentheses....
 of Jonglei
Jonglei

Jonglei , sometimes Junqali, is one of the 26 states of Sudan and where the civil war started in 1983. It has an area of 122,479 km? and an estimated population of approximately 800,000 ....
. Its name is Arabic
Arabic language

Arabic is a Central Semitic language, thus related to and classified alongside other Semitic languages languages such as Hebrew language and Aramaic language....
 for "Giraffe River".








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The Bahr el Zeraf (also spelled Bahr az-Zaraf and Bahr ez Zeraf) is arm
Anabranch

An anabranch is a section of a river or stream that diverts from the main watercourse channel and rejoins the mainstem downstream.In the simplest case, an island or rock in the river creates a main course and an anabranch course; a more significant anabranch would diverge for a distance of several kilometres before rejoining....
 of the White Nile
White Nile

The White Nile is a river of Africa, one of the two main tributary of the Nile, the other being the Blue Nile. In the strict meaning, "White Nile" refers to the river formed at Lake No at the confluence of the Bahr al Jabal and Bahr el Ghazal rivers....
 in the Sudd
Sudd

The Sudd also called the Bahr el Jebel in Southern Sudan Sudan, is a vast swamp formed by the White Nile. The Sudd area is one of the largest wetland areas in the world and the largest freshwater wetland in the Nile basin....
 region of Sudan
Sudan

Sudan is a country in northeastern Africa. It is the largest in the African continent and the Arab World, and List of countries and outlying territories by total area by area....
, Africa
Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
. It is completely contained within the Sudenese state
States of Sudan

Below is a list of the 25 states of Sudan organized by their original provinces under British rule. Arabic language versions are, as appropriate, in parentheses....
 of Jonglei
Jonglei

Jonglei , sometimes Junqali, is one of the 26 states of Sudan and where the civil war started in 1983. It has an area of 122,479 km? and an estimated population of approximately 800,000 ....
. Its name is Arabic
Arabic language

Arabic is a Central Semitic language, thus related to and classified alongside other Semitic languages languages such as Hebrew language and Aramaic language....
 for "Giraffe River".

Course

The Bahr el Zeraf forms in the southern Sudd wetlands as an arm of the Bahr al Jabal
Bahr al Jabal

Bahr al Jabal may refer to:* Bahr al Jabal, a section of the White Nile between Nimule and Lake No* Bahr al Jabal, a state of Sudan renamed Central Equatoria in 2005...
 ("Mountain Nile") section of the White Nile. It flows north for before rejoining the White Nile upriver from Malakal
Malakal

Malakal is the capital of the Wilayah of Upper Nile, Sudan, Sudan. It is located on the banks of the White Nile, just north of its confluence with the Sobat River....
.

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