Lake Malik

Lake Malik (Albanian: Liqeni I Maliqit, Macedonian: Маличко Езеро Malicko Ezero - meaning "small lake", Greek: Λίμνη Μαλίκη Límni Malíki) is an artificially drained lake in the north-western area of the Korçë Plain in south-eastern Albania.

Malik
Austro-Hungarian map from 1887 depicting Lake Malik on the bottom right side, south of lake Ohrid named "Jezero Mališko (Sovjav Gölü)"
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Location	Korçë County, Albania
Coordinates	40°44′N 20°46′E
Basin countries	Albania
Settlements	Maliq
Location
Interactive map of Malik

History

The government took the decision to drain the lake after 1939 to combat malaria.^[1] The draining operation started in 1946^[2] using convict labour^[3] and it created new agricultural areas.^[4]