Bahr el Ghazal (region of South Sudan)

Bahr el Ghazal بحر الغزال
Region
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Location of the region in South Sudan.
Country	South Sudan
Capital	Wau
Area
• Total	210,785.57 km2 (81,384.76 sq mi)
Population  (2014 Estimate)
• Total	4,296,600
• Density	20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)

The Bahr el Ghazal (Arabic: بحر الغزال) is a region of northwestern South Sudan. Its name came from the river Bahr el Ghazal. The name translates as "sea of gazelles" from Arabic.