Bahr al-Arab
| Bahr al-Arab | ||
 The river system of the Bahr al Ghazal with the Bahr al Arab (above) |
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 South Sudan Sudan
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| River system | Nile | |
| Drain over | Bahr al-Ghazal → White Nile → Nile → Mediterranean | |
| source | Mount Ngaja in the Bongo massif | |
| confluence | with the Jur to the Bahr al-Ghazal Coordinates: 9 ° 15 ′ 4 " N , 29 ° 45 ′ 57" E 9 ° 15 ′ 4 " N , 29 ° 45 ′ 57" E
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| Catchment area | 370,098 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Wadi Ibra | |
| Right tributaries | Shalleikha , Kyom , Lol | |
| Navigable | not navigable | |
Bahr al-Arab ( Arabic بحر العرب Baḥr al-ʿArab : "River of the Arabs"), also called Kiir , is a river in Sudan and South Sudan .
course
The Bahr al-Arab rises on Mount Ngaja in the Bongo massif , near the border with the Central African Republic and flows to a large extent through the state of Dschanub Darfur . The river is around 800 kilometers long and forms the Bahr al-Ghazal river at the confluence with the Jur . In parts it roughly forms the border between North and South Sudan .
Tributaries include Shalleikha , Kyom and Wadi Ibra and the Lol , the exact course of which at the mouth is unclear. In the flat terrain there are channels that connect the Jur with the Lol and lead to the Bahr al-Arab.
The river is flooded in summer and is not navigable.