Nymlal
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| Country |  Sudan |
| State | North Bahr al Ghazal |
Nymlal (also spelled Nyamlell) is a place in the North Bahr al Ghazal state in Southern Sudan, north-west of the town of Uwayl on the banks of the Lol River.
Nymlal, situated in the Aweil West district, has a marketplace. Most of the people in and around Nymlal are black African Dinka people. The name Nymlal has the meaning of "the place where stones are eaten".
According to Francis Bok and human rights organizations, Nymlal was raided several times by "Arab" slave hunters from northern Sudan during the Second Sudanese Civil War.
