| LC control no. | n 81035215 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Le Bardo (Tunisia) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Tunisia--Le Bardo |
| Variant(s) | Bārdaw (Tunisia) Bardo (Tunisia) Bardois (Tunisia) Bārdū (Tunisia) al-Bārdū (Tunisia) Le Bardo, Tunisia al-Bārdaw (Tunisia) الباردو (Tunisia) باردو (Tunisia) |
| Other standard no. | 1212691 2472675 1094906 167602057 Q27263 |
| Associated country | Tunisia |
| Special note | Non-Latin script references not evaluated. |
| Found in | BGN tel. call 2/9/81 (Bārdaw, ppl, 36°39ʹN 10°08ʹE; variants: Le Bardo, Bardo) Wikipedia, November 28, 2023 (Le Bardo (Arabic: الباردو = al-Bārdaw or al-Bārdū; El bardow [in roman], also Bārdaw, Bardaw, and Bardois) is a Tunisian city west of Tunis; Built by the Hafsid dynasty in the 14th century, the name Bardo comes from the Spanish word "prado" meaning a garden. Bardo became a residence of the Tunis court in the 18th century. With the arrival of Husseinite beys, Bardo became a political, intellectual and religious center. The ancient beys' residence was the site of the Tunisian National Assembly headquarters, and the National Museum opened there in 1888) GNS, November 28, 2023 (Le Bardo (approved); variants: Bārdaw; Bardo; Bārdū; non-roman: باردو = Bārdaw or Bārdū; populated place, Tunisia, ADM1: Tunis; 36°48ʹ38ʺ 10°08ʹ05ʺ; 36.810576 10.134806) |
| Geographic area code | f-ti--- |
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