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City in Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan
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Wau is the third largest city in South Sudan and capital of the Bahr el Ghazal region.
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Along the Jur river and refurbished, all rooms have air-conditioning and en suite bathrooms. The manager of the on-site restaurant is a Swede which according to rumours has the widest assortment of liquor in the country. Offers airport shuttle. Due to the ongoing conflict in South Sudan, Wau River Lodge is closed for the foreseeable future.
By train
Wau is also the terminus of the narrow-gauge railway from Khartoum, however due to the independence of South Sudan, all trains have stopped running and there are no news on when they will resume.
By car
Several roads intersect here, A43 connects with Juba and Rumbek while A44 runs southwest towards Tumbura near the border with Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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