Marial Bai Explained

Official Name:Marial Bai
Pushpin Map:South Sudan
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in South Sudan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Bahr el Ghazal
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Northern Bahr el Ghazal
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Aweil West County
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2005
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:CAT
Utc Offset:+2
Coordinates:9.1022°N 26.8478°W

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.It is the real-life hometown of Valentino Achak Deng, the protagonist of the Dave Eggers book, What is the What.[1] 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.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Dave Eggers, 2006, What is the What, (New York, Vintage Books).
  2. Web site: One of Sudan's Lost Boys visits University of Tampa, shares harrowing story . https://web.archive.org/web/20091107110844/http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/one-of-sudans-lost-boys-visits-university-of-tampa-shares-harrowing-story/1049211 . dead . November 7, 2009 . Alexandra Zayas . St. Petersburg Times . 4 November 2009 . 5 December 2009.
  3. Web site: Community development in southern Sudan . 5 December 2009.