Marial Bai

Marial Bai is a village in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state, South Sudan.

Country South Sudan

Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)

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Marial Bai
Marial Bai Location in South Sudan
Country	South Sudan
Region	Bahr el Ghazal
State	Northern Bahr el Ghazal
County	Aweil West County
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)

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Marial Bai lies between the Magadhik River and Chel or Kuru River, which converge to form the Lol River.^[1] It is the real-life hometown of Valentino Achak Deng, the protagonist of the Dave Eggers book, What is the What. ^[2] 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.^{[3] [4]}