Barka River

Barka River
The Tokar delta with the Barka (bottom)
Map
Location
Countries
  • Eritrea
  • Sudan
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationEritrean Highlands
Mouth 
 • location
Red Sea at the Tokar Delta
 • coordinates
18°36′04″N 37°51′50″E / 18.601°N 37.864°E / 18.601; 37.864
Length640 km (400 mi)
Basin size66,200 km2 (25,600 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average0.8 km3/a (0.19 cu mi/a) (at mouth)[1]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightAnseba 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

References

  1. ^ Fleuves Transfrontaliers Africains (PDF; 2,3 MB)
  2. ^ "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 / 18.250; 37.633


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