Nymlal
Place in Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nymlal (also spelled Nyamlell) is a populated place in the Northern Bahr el Ghazal state in South Sudan, north-west of the town of Aweil on the banks of the Lol River.
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Coordinates: 9°8′N 26°58′E | |
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Region | Bahr el Ghazal |
State | Northern Bahr el Ghazal |
County | Aweil West County |
Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
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Nymlal, situated in Aweil West County, has a marketplace. Most of the people in and around Nymlal are Dinka. The name Nymlal has the meaning of "the place where stones are eaten".[citation needed]
According to Francis Bok and human rights organizations, Nymlal was raided several times by an "Arab militia" from northern Sudan during the Second Sudanese Civil War.[1]