Al Buwārah

Al Buwārah is an intermittent salt lake in .
  • Intermittent salt lake
  • …has a surface elevation of around 150 metres (500 feet)
  • Also known as
    “Bā‘ūra”
    “Boûara”
    “Bowara”
    “Būwārah”
    “Buwwārah”
    “Bwara”
    “Mamlaḩat al Bawārah”
    “Mamlaḩat al Bawwārah”
    “Sabkhat al Būrah”
    “Sabkhat al Būwārah”
    “Sabkhat al Buwwārah”
  • Category: body of water
  • Location
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Latitude
35.15871° or 35° 9′ 31″ north
Longitude
41.21457° or 41° 12′ 53″ east
Open location code
8H735657+FR
Geo­Names ID
173918

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In Other Languages

“Al Buwārah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “البوارة”
  • Arabic: “بوارة”
  • Arabic: “سبخة البوّارة”

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