Limassol Salt Lake

Limassol Salt Lake is the largest inland body of water on the island of . It is located in , administered as a Sovereign Base Area; specifically in the Western Sovereign Base Area.
Wikipedia
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
  • Type: Lake (intermittent)
  • Description: lake in Akrotiri and Dhekelia
  • Also known as: “Akrotiri Salt Lake”, “Alikí”, and “Tuz Gölü”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Holy Monastery of Saint Nicholas of the Cats and Fasouri Water Park.

Monastery
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Water park
Photo: altgiperon, CC BY 3.0.
Fasouri Watermania Waterpark is a water park located in Fasouri, a village in the municipality of , . As of 2025, it is the biggest waterpark on the island.

Church
Photo: Manyofmay, CC0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Asomatos and Akrotiri Village.

Village
Photo: Cypkipras55, CC0.
is a and municipal district of Kourion Municipality in , . It is situated on the , approximately 7 kilometres west of , near the Sovereign Base Area of Akrotiri.

Village
Photo: Xaris333, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Akrotiri is a village within the , which forms part of the British Overseas Territory of . Administratively, it is in the of the Republic of Cyprus.

Hamlet
Photo: Cypkipras55, CC0.
is a village west of , Cyprus, lying partly in , and partly in the British Overseas Territory of .

Limassol Salt Lake

Latitude
34.6213° or 34° 37′ 17″ north
Longitude
32.97075° or 32° 58′ 15″ east
Elevation
-16 feet (-5 metres)
Open location code
8G6JJXCC+G8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4573787
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Open­Street­Map attribute
intermittent=­yes
Geo­Names ID
146098
Wiki­data ID
Q60507
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Satellite Map

Discover Limassol Salt Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Limassol Salt Lake” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بحيرة الملح”
  • Armenian: “Լիմասոլի աղի լիճ”
  • Armenian: “Լիմասոլի Աղի լիճ”
  • Basque: “Limasolgo aintzira gazia”
  • Cebuano: “Salt Lake”
  • Croatian: “Limasolsko slano jezero”
  • Finnish: “Limassolin suolajärvi”
  • French: “Lac salé d’Akrotíiri”
  • French: “lac salé de Limassol”
  • French: “Lac salé de Limassol”
  • German: “Limassol Salt Lake”
  • Greek: “Alykí”
  • Greek: “Αλυκή Ακρωτηρίου”
  • Greek: “Αλυκή Λεμεσού”
  • Greek: “Αλυκή”
  • Hebrew: “אגם המלח של לימסול”
  • Indonesian: “Danau Garam Limassol”
  • Italian: “Lago salato di Limassol”
  • Korean: “리마솔 염호”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Akrotirisjøen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Limassolsjøen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lemesóssjøen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Limassolsjøen”
  • Norwegian: “Limassolsjøen”
  • Portuguese: “Lago salgado de Limassol”
  • Portuguese: “Lago Salgado de Limassol”
  • Russian: “Лимасол”
  • Russian: “Лимасольское соляное озеро”
  • Serbian: “Слано језеро Лимасол”
  • Spanish: “Lago salado de Limasol”
  • Spanish: “Lago salado de Limassol”
  • Swedish: “Limassol Salt Lake”
  • Turkish: “Limasol Tuz Gölü”
  • Ukrainian: “Лімасольське солоне озеро”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Trachoni and Akrotiri and Dhekelia.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Souther point of European Union and Archangelos Michail.

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