Nymlal

Nymlal
Nymlal Location in South Sudan
Coordinates: 9°8′N 26°58′E / 9.133°N 26.967°E / 9.133; 26.967
Country	South Sudan
Region	Bahr el Ghazal
State	Northern Bahr el Ghazal
County	Aweil West County
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)

Nymlal (also spelled Nyamlell) is a populated place in the Northern Bahr el Ghazal state in South Sudan, north-west of the town of Aweil on the banks of the Lol River.

Nymlal, situated in Aweil West County, has a marketplace. Most of the people in and around Nymlal are Dinka. The name Nymlal has the meaning of "the place where stones are eaten".^{[citation needed]}

According to Francis Bok and human rights organizations, Nymlal was raided several times by an "Arab militia" from northern Sudan during the Second Sudanese Civil War.^[1]

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9°08′N 26°58′E / 9.133°N 26.967°E / 9.133; 26.967

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