# Barqa

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɑɹkə/

## Definitions
1. Former name of Marj: a city in Libya.
2. Former name of Cyrenaica: a region of Libya.

## Etymology
From Arabic برقة (Barqa), from Byzantine Greek Βάρκη (Bárkē), from Ancient Greek, from the local tribe of the Barraci.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/barqa