Barka River
Barka River | |
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![]() The Tokar delta with the Barka (bottom) | |
Location | |
Countries |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Eritrean Highlands |
Mouth | |
• location | Red Sea at the Tokar Delta |
Length | 640 km (400 mi) |
Basin size | 66,200 km2 (25,600 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 0.8 km3/a (0.19 cu mi/a) (at mouth)[1] |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• right | Anseba Shet' |
The Barka River (Arabic: nahr Baraka; Italian: fiume Barca) is a tributary river that flows from the Eritrean Highlands to the plains of Sudan. With a length of over 640 km, it rises just outside Asmara and flows in a northwestern direction through Agordat. The river merges with the Anseba River near the border with Sudan.[2]
In Sudan, the Barka flows seasonally to a delta on the Red Sea, near the town of Tokar.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Fleuves Transfrontaliers Africains (PDF; 2,3 MB)
- ^ "Important Bird Area factsheet: Western Plain: Barka river, Eritrea." BirdLife International. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
18°15′N 37°38′E / 18.250°N 37.633°E