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 , 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."Important Bird Area factsheet: Western Plain: Barka river, Eritrea." BirdLife International. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
In Sudan, the Barka flows seasonally to a delta on the Red Sea, near the town of Tokar.
See also List of rivers of Eritrea List of rivers of Sudan
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