Wau

Wau lies in the western Bahr el Ghazal country, near the Jur River. The river flows north through wooded land towards the marshes of the Nile basin. Communities of different languages live in the surrounding region, including Luo-speaking Jur and their Dinka neighbours. Fishing in the river and cultivation on its banks form part of life in a landscape that changes between rainy and dry seasons.

The later city of Kuajok also lies here.