Badi, Sudan

Badi was a medieval port of the Beja in what is now Sudan, near its Eritrean border.

Although not as important as Aydhab to its north, Bari was prosperous between the 10th and 13th century before the site was abandoned in favor of Suakin.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Dahl, Gudrun & al: "Precolonial Beja: A Periphery at the Crossroads." Nordic Journal of African Studies 15(4): 473–498 (2006).

Coordinates: 12°54′N 24°10′E / 12.900°N 24.167°E / 12.900; 24.167

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