Bor in real sense is a city in southern Sudan.

Bor is where missionaries were stationed such as Archibald Shaw - warmly called ' Machuor ' - by the natives there for his way of life and missionary work among them.

Bor is the headquarter of Jonglei state that was once part of the uppernile region in Southern Sudan consists of three Districts named south Bor,Twic east and dukes represented by three MPs in the parliament. That's where Dr John Garang De Mabior was born in Twic District at a place called wangulei