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  1. Wau (Arabic: واو, romanized: Wāw; also known as Wow, Waw, or Wau Town) is a city in northwestern South Sudan, on the western bank of the Jur River, that serves as capital for Western Bahr el Ghazal (and formerly Wau State).

    • Wau State

      Wau State was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2...

    • Western Bahr el Ghazal

      Western Bahr el Ghazal is a state in South Sudan. It has an...

    • Wau County

      Wau County is a county in the former state of Western Bahr...

    • South Sudan

      South Sudan (/ s uː ˈ d ɑː n,-ˈ d æ n /), officially the...

  2. Wāw. 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 result of police and army action to put ...

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  4. Wau (Arabic: واو, Wāw), also known as Wow, Waw or Wau Town, is a city in northwestern South Sudan. It lies on the western bank of the Jur River and is the capital of Western Bahr el Ghazal (and formerly Wau State ).

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