Shambe

Shambe lies on the western side of the Bahr al-Jabal, the upper White Nile, at the edge of the great Sudd wetlands. The river spreads into channels, lagoons and seasonally flooded grasslands as it flows north. Dinka cattle keepers use the surrounding country, moving their herds as the waters rise and fall. North of Shambe the Bahr el Zeraf branches away, adding another waterway to the maze of the Sudd.