Barka
(most common name in Eritrea)
(transboundary/brand name in Eritrea, Ethiopia)

(most common name):
• Begayit (Ethiopia)
(local/other name):
• Barca (Eritrea/Ethiopia)
• Barka (Ethiopia)
• Begait (Eritrea/Ethiopia)

The Barka is named after the Gash Barka Region of Eritrea and kept by the Barka people and Beni-Amir people.

The Barka can be:
• black-speckled
• black-pied
• solid red (occasionally)
• colorsided (occasionally)

This page was last updated on: 2024-05-28

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