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    Lake Assal (Arabic: بحيرة عسل Buḥayrah ʿAsal, lit. “Honey Lake”) is a crater lake in central-western Djibouti. It is located at the western end of Gulf...
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  • Lake Assal can refer to: Lake Assal (Djibouti), a crater lake in central Djibouti Lake Karum, a lake in the Afar Region of Ethiopia also known as Lake...
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    and most of the territory has a semi-arid to arid environment. Lake Assal is a saline lake which lies 155 m (509 ft) below sea level, making it the lowest...
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    work Processed salt Salt transport by a camel train Lake Afrera Lake Assal (Djibouti) Scheffel, Richard L.; Wernet, Susan J., eds. (1980). Natural Wonders...
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    Afar Triangle (category Landforms of Djibouti)
    borders of Eritrea, Djibouti and the entire Afar Region of Ethiopia; and it contains the lowest point in Africa, Lake Assal, Djibouti, at 155 m (509 ft)...
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    Central Market, Maskali Islands, Moucha Island, Lake Abbe and Lake Assal. The coastlines of Djibouti harbor many stretches of beaches that are frequented...
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    Landscapes of Djibouti Lake Assal Traditional houses on the Mabla Mountains Lake Abbe The mountains near Dasbiyo Beach south of Djibouti City, overlooking...
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  • Ambouli Deydey Beyadé Ouâhayyi Gabone Kalou (flows into Lake Assal) Hanlé Degbour (flows into Lake Abbe) Division Géographique du Ministère des Affaires...
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  • Lake Asal can refer to Lake Asal (Djibouti), the lowest point in Africa Lake Karum in Ethiopia, also known as Lake Assal This disambiguation page lists...
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    ecosystem which includes two large lakes, Lake Assal and Lake Abbe (only a small part of the flats of this lake are in Djibouti), and many salt pans which are...
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    # Name Country Depth Notes / references 1 Lake Assal Djibouti −153 m (−502 ft) in Afar Depression: lowest land in Africa 2 Qattara Depression Egypt −133 m...
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  • lowest point of the United States and North America. Lake Asal is the lowest point of Djibouti, Africa, and the Tropics. The Dead Sea is the lowest point...
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  • Although Djibouti produces minerals, it is an insignificant portion of its economy. Salt, available due to solar evaporation, is harvested at Lake Assal and...
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    A volcanic crater lake is a lake in a crater that was formed by explosive activity or a collapse during a volcanic eruption. Lakes in calderas fill large...
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    Previously, it was considered that the most saline lake outside of Antarctica was Lake Assal, in Djibouti, which has a salinity of 34.8% (i.e. 10 times as...
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  • Harter, Pascale (4 December 2010). "A life of constant thirst beside Djibouti's Lake Assal". BBC News. Retrieved 25 June 2013. "Temperature reaches 130 °F...
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    Ardoukoba (category Volcanoes of Djibouti)
    800 metres (2,600 ft). The Government of Djibouti has initiated a proposal with UNESCO to declare the Lake Assal zone including the Ardoukoba volcano and...
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  • Mediterranean climate. The water resources were numerous: lakes in the Gobaad, lakes Assal and Abbé larger and resembling real bodies of water. The humans...
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    Djibouti Christianity in Djibouti Islam in Djibouti Sikhism in Djibouti World Heritage Sites in Djibouti: None Proposed: Lake Assal zone, including Ardoukoba...
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    The Djibouti xeric shrublands is an ecoregion defined by One Earth, consisting of a semi-desert strip on or near the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden coasts...
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    Gulf of Tadjoura (category Bodies of water of Djibouti)
    narrow neck of land, Ghoubbet-el-Kharab and Assal (54 km2). Geologically, formerly covered the Gulf to Lake Assal, which is now about 155 meters below sea...
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    Tadjoura (redirect from Tajura, Djibouti)
    of the Sultan agreed that his actual authority did not stretch beyond Lake Assal, a short distance from Tadjoura." The Richard Pankhurst notes that it...
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  • found the expedition's rifles and baggage. He was the manager of the Lake Assal Society (1896–1897), having received the concession in 1887, and in 1896...
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  • Barombi Lake Edip Lake Kendall Lake Lagdo Lake Mbakaou Lake Monoun Muanenguba Lakes (Twin Lakes) Lake Nyos Lake Oku Lake Wum Lake Assal Lake Volta Lake Bosomtwe...
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    Tadjourah Region (category Regions of Djibouti)
    deposits around Lake Assal, one of the country's main natural resources. Tadjourah will soon have a modern port, complementary to that of Djibouti City and the...
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  • lowest point being Lake Assal in Djibouti. The depression covers about 19,605 square kilometres (7,570 sq mi), a size comparable with Lake Ontario or twice...
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    salinity often varies by location and season, particularly with hypersaline lakes in arid areas, so the salinity figures in the table below should be interpreted...
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    Obock, Arabic: إقليم أوبوخ, Somali: Gobolka Obokh) is a region in northern Djibouti. It has a land area of 4,700 square kilometres (1,800 sq mi), and had a...
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    Somalia (including the de facto independent Somaliland and Puntland), Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Eritrea. Although not common, broader definitions include...
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    Dead Sea (redirect from Asphaltic Lake)
    of the world's saltiest bodies of water, though Lake Vanda in Antarctica (35%), Lake Assal in Djibouti (34.8%), Lagoon Garabogazköl in the Caspian Sea...
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