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538:. The Baro meets the Pibor river to the west of Jikawo. During the rainy season the river floods to form a huge inundated area to the east and south of Jikawo, previously penetrating as far as Abobo and Gog to the east and south-east. Baro is the wettest lowland river and the most navigable.
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591:. It was difficult for Sudan to exert authority over a region that is part of Ethiopia, and Ethiopia was reluctant to police this remote region and become involved in the politics of Sudan's internal conflicts.
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832:" Longest bridge opens to traffic"
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761:, 17 (May, 1901), pp. 495-512.
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633:List of rivers of South Sudan
463:, is a river in southwestern
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68:Physical characteristics
755:"Survey of the Sobat Region"
364: • elevation
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218:2,267 m (7,438 ft)
214: • elevation
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137: • elevation
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809:"Local History in Ethiopia"
771:Collins, Robert O. (2002).
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315: • location
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389:Basin features
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1039:South Sudan
581:Akobo River
481:Sobat River
477:Pibor River
469:South Sudan
461:Openo River
398:Sobat River
394:Progression
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1253:Categories
1047:White Nile
818:(pdf) The
639:References
550:Baro River
514:, east of
485:White Nile
441:Baro River
402:White Nile
381:Basin size
338:33°13′13″E
263:34°57′39″E
188:35°50′38″E
154:2nd source
111:35°52′44″E
1238:Medikiret
928:Blue Nile
496:discharge
492:watershed
335:8°26′05″N
260:8°14′28″N
185:7°47′13″N
108:7°42′04″N
47:Countries
1094:Kongkong
887:Ethiopia
835:Archived
812:Archived
774:The Nile
722:The Nile
622:See also
465:Ethiopia
54:Ethiopia
42:Location
1104:Lotilla
953:Germama
943:Galetti
938:Didessa
908:Atbarah
779:76, 210
606:Gambela
567:History
522:of the
518:in the
445:Amharic
35:Gambela
1233:Kidepo
1228:Kibish
1109:Veveno
1099:Kangen
1069:Jikawo
1035:Rivers
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918:Ayesha
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502:Course
449:ባሮ ወንዝ
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1176:Other
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1089:Abara
1084:Agwei
1079:Akobo
1074:Pibor
983:Muger
978:Mille
973:Mareb
968:Jamma
963:Guder
913:Awash
903:Akobo
573:Sudan
561:Egypt
557:Aswan
457:Anuak
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1198:Daga
1188:Aswa
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1142:Kuru
1137:Sopo
1064:Baro
958:Gibe
933:Dawa
923:Baro
783:ISBN
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696:ISBN
667:ISBN
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406:Nile
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