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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List of bodies of water by salinity (redirect from List of lakes by salinity)
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 Region (redirect from Andali, Djibouti)
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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