Sudd
Also known as al-Sudd, The Sudd, Al Sudd, As Sudd
thumb|300px|right|Satellite image of the swamp around the time of the wet season
Key facts
- Ecoregion.name
- Sudd
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- Sudd swamp.jpg
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- Sudd Swamp from space, May 1993. This photograph was taken during the driest time of the year.
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- Sudd location map.svg
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- Location of the Sudd in South Sudan
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- Afrotropical
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- flooded grasslands and savannas
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- East Sudanian savanna
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- Northern Congolian forest–savanna mosaic
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- Sahelian Acacia savanna
- Ecoregion.area
- 57000
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Location
- Climate
- Geomorphology
- Population
- Vegetation and ecosystem
- Fauna
- Threats and preservation
- Jonglei diversion canal
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|300px|right|Satellite image of the swamp around the time of the wet season
The Sudd (, Nuer: Baki̱ec, Dinka: Toc) is a vast swamp in South Sudan, formed by the White Nile's Baḥr al-Jabal section. The Arabic word ' is derived from ' (), meaning "barrier" or "obstruction". The term "the sudd" has come to refer to any large solid floating vegetation island or mat. The area which the swamp covers is one of the world's largest wetlands and the largest freshwater wetland in the Nile Basin.