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Baghermi, or Bagirmi, a Mohammedan kingdom in Central Africa, lat. 8° to 12° N., long. 15° to 17° E. It lies S.E. of Lake Tchad, and extends about 240 miles from N. to S., and 150 from E. to W. The capital is Masena, and here Dr. Barth passed some time as a prisoner.