Bahr al-Arab

Bahr al-Arab
Native name	بحر العرب (Arabic)
Location
Country	Sudan, South Sudan
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Bongo Massif
Mouth
• location	Bahr el Ghazal River
Length	800 km (500 mi)

The Bahr al-Arab (Arabic: بحر العرب) or Kiir River (Dinka) is a river which flows approximately 800 km (500 mi) through the southwest of Sudan and marks part of its international border with South Sudan. It is part of the Nile river system, being a tributary of Bahr el Ghazal, which is a tributary of the White Nile.

The river flows through Sudan's Kurdufan and Darfur regions and forms part of the border between Darfur and the region of Bahr el Ghazal in northwestern South Sudan. For centuries the Bahr al-Arab has marked the boundary between the Dinka and Baggara ethnic groups.^[1] The river has served as a frontier and zone of conflict between the Baggara and Dinka peoples since their oral traditions began.^[2]