List of lakes of Egypt
Egypt contains many lakes currently and other lakes that have vanished.[1]
Current lakes
Lake Nasser
A vast reservoir in southern Egypt and northern
High Dam of Aswan
.
Manzala Lake[2]
Salt or brackish water lake. In northeastern Egypt on the Nile Delta near
Sharqyia
governorates.
Maryut Lake
A
Beheira
actually is named after it) Governorates.
Lake Bardawil
Salt water Lake in
North Sinai
Governorate.
It is said that it is named after King Baldwin I of Jerusalem of the First Crusade and that he was buried there.
Qaroun Lake
Brackish water Lake. South
Fayoum
Governorate.
Wadi Elrayan Lakes
Brackish water Lake. In
Fayoum
Governorate
Edko Lake
Salt water lake in
Al Bouhaira
Governorate
Toshka Lakes
River water Lake. In South Western Part of Egypt.
al-Buhayrat al-Murrah
A salt water lake between the north and south part of the
el-Temmsah Lake
(The crocodile lake).
In Ismailia Governorate.
Paralos lake
Salt water Lake in North shore of River Nile Delta, Western corner in
Kafr el-Sheikh
Governorate.
Wadi El Natrun Lakes
Salt alkaline water lakes (Contain Natron Salt) in
el-Qattara Depression in Matruh
Governorate.
Salt lakes of Siwa[3]
In Matrouh Governorate, Siwa Oasis in Western Desert.
References
- ^ Lakes of Egypt
- ^ Manzala Lake Archived May 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Siwa Lakes Archived 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Parmenter, B. M. (January 1991). The northern lakes of Egypt: Encounters with a wetland environment (Thesis). OSTI 5474411.
- Historic Photos of Egyptian Lakes from The New York Public Library Digital Library.
