Bardia

Bardia, also El Burdi or Bardiyah ( or ) is a Mediterranean seaport in the Butnan District of eastern Libya, located near the border with Egypt. It is also occasionally called Bórdi Slemán.

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Place details

Locality: ⵍⴱⵔⴷⵢⴰ البردية
Region: ⵍⴱⵟⵏⴰⵏ البطنان
Country: ليبيا
Population: 9,149
Timezone: Africa/Tripoli

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Bardia
Settlement.native_name: البردية
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Bardia port4.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: The Port of Bardia
Settlement.pushpin_map: Libya#Mediterranean
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Libya
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Libya
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Cyrenaica
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Butnan
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of: 2004
Settlement.population_total: 9149

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Elevation: 26
Image: Bardia port4.jpg

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Bardia, also El Burdi or Bardiyah ( or ) is a Mediterranean seaport in the Butnan District of eastern Libya, located near the border with Egypt. It is also occasionally called Bórdi Slemán.

The name "Bardia" is deeply rooted in the ancient history of the early ancestors of the Tebu (Gara'an) and has remained significant across generations. This continuity extends into the era of the Kanem-Bornu Empire, whose royal family is of Tebu origin. The rulers of the empire traditionally traveled via Bardia en route to Egypt, continuing via the Red Sea route to Mecca for pilgrimage (Hajj) . Their journeys often passed through key waypoints such as Traghen, Zeila, Jalo, Ajdabiya, Tazerbu, and Jaghbub, followed by Swia, before proceeding directly to Egypt or from Jaghbub to Bardia and onward towards Egypt and the Red Sea.