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Wau (Arabic: واو, romanized: Wāw; also known as Wow, Waw, or Wau Town) [2] is a town, locally referred to as a city, in northwestern South Sudan on the western bank of Jur River (Luo River.) It is the capital of Western Bahr el Ghazal region in South Sudan. [ 3 ]
Wau, town, northwestern South Sudan. It lies on the western bank of the Jur River (a tributary of Al-Ghazāl River), about 140 miles (220 km) northwest of Rumbek. The town was the scene of antigovernment disturbances in 1965, in which a number of people were killed and much of Wau was destroyed as a.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Wau is a vibrant city located in South Sudan, renowned for its rich cultural heritage and bustling markets. It serves as the capital of Western Bahr el Ghazal state and is one of the largest cities in the country.
Wau is the second largest city in Southern Sudan, on the western banks of the Jur River, and is the capital of Western Bahr el Gazal State. Wau is located T 7°42’N 27°59’E, with a nice climate, compared to the rest of the country.
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Mary Luka Twenty-six-year-old Mary Luka, from the Zande tribe in Western Equatoria, sat in the grounds of St Mary’s Cathedral a few days after the attacks. In steady tones, Mary recounted the story of how soldiers came to her house, murdered her husband and sexually assaulted her. When the attacks began Mary was at her home in the Haya Salam area i...
Mina Lawrence At the hastily constructed Protection of Civilians (POC) camp beside the UN base, 29-year-old Mina Lawrence sheltered under a tree from the scorching midday sun. “On Saturday, there were two people killed outside my compound in Loko Loko,” he said. “One of them was Clinton Lemi, from Eastern Equatoria. He was South Sudanese, but had b...
Fatna Jol Magas Some casualties of the fighting sought treatment at the town’s overstretched hospitals. Fatna Jol Magas, a 31-year-old single mother of six, lay in a bed in the ward of Daniel Comboni Catholic hospital, her foot wrapped in bloodied bandages. That morning, 10 days after the first attacks, she was shot in the street by government sold...
Pio John Sitting on the ground of the Red Cross compound in the north of the town, 69-year-old Pio John tells his story of the attacks. Originally from a village to the north of Wau, but educated in England, Pio is the local land and logistics coordinator for the Catholic church. A trained motor vehicle engineer, he worked for 36 years as the direc...
The antagonism between Fertit and Dinka dates back to the 1980s, when Fertit tribesmen fought on behalf of the Khartoum government against the SPLM/A. In the past few years, these historic tensions have been inflamed many times, particularly since 2012 when the government sought to move the capital of Western Bar el-Ghazal away from Wau. But, recen...
- Richard Nield
Wau is the third largest city in South Sudan and capital of the Bahr el Ghazal region. Understand. edit. Founded in the 19th centuary by slavetraders as a zariba, a small fortified base, it grew into an administrative centre during British rule.
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Wau State was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. [2] It was located in the Bahr el Ghazal region, and was part of the former state of Western Bahr el Ghazal. Wau State bordered Aweil State, Gbudwe State, Gogrial State, Lol State, and Tonj State. [3]
