Badi

Badi was a medieval port on the western shore of the Red Sea, among the lands of the Beja. A road led inland towards Berber on the Nile, bringing the coast into contact with the caravan routes of Nubia. Gold, probably from mines in the desert interior, passed through the port, and Arab merchants visited the region. Later writers described Badi in ruins, a reminder of the changing fortunes of the Red Sea ports.