Lake Mariout
Brackish lake in northern Egypt / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lake Mariout (Arabic: بحيرة مريوط Boḥēret Maryūṭ, IPA: [boˈħeːɾet mɑɾˤˈjuːtˤ], also spelled Maryut or Mariut), is a brackish lake in northern Egypt near the city of Alexandria. The lake area covered 200 square kilometres (77 sq mi) and had a navigable canal at the beginning of the 20th century,[1] but at the beginning of the 21st century, it covers only about 50 square kilometres (19 sq mi).[2]
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Lake Mariout | |
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بحيرة مريوط | |
بحيرة مريوط | |
Coordinates | 31.153056°N 29.898611°E / 31.153056; 29.898611 |
Lake type | Brackish |
Basin countries | Egypt |
Surface area | 50 square kilometres (19 sq mi) approx. |
Settlements | Alexandria |
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