Bardia

{{short description|Mediterranean port town in Libya}}

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| native_name = البردية

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Bardia,{{GEOnet2|32FA880745A43774E0440003BA962ED3|Bardīyah (Approved))}}, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency also El Burdi or Bardiyah{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=Columbia Encyclopedia |title=Bardiyah |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/reference/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/bardiyah |access-date=2 June 2023 |language=en |edition=6th |date=26 May 2023 |publisher=Columbia University Press |via=Encyclopedia.com }} ({{langx|ar|البردية|lit=|translit=al-Bardiyya}} or {{Langx|ar|البردي|translit=al-Burdiyy|lit=}}) is a Mediterranean seaport in the Butnan District of eastern Libya, located near the border with Egypt. It is also occasionally called Bórdi Slemán.{{GEOnet2|32FA880745A73774E0440003BA962ED3|Bórdi Slemán (Variant)}}, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

The correct pronunciation of the name is "Bardai" (or "Burdai"), which translates to "the marked one" or "the one with the distinctive mark" in Tabu language. This name is closely linked to the ancient history of the Tabu (Goran) people, who have inhabited the region, with a history that predates the arrival of other groups and invasions, as evidenced by their historical ties that precede the influence of external forces on the Mediterranean coastlines of North Africa as well as the Tabu named an oasis in the Tibesti region of Chad after this town, known as Bardai. The Tabu are an ancient and autochthonous people of Libya and the surrounding countries.