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Al Buwārah

Al Buwārah is an intermittent salt lake in .
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  • Type: Intermittent salt lake
  • Also known as: “Al Buwarah”, “Bā‘ūra”, “Boûara”, “Bowara”, “Būwārah”, “Buwwārah”, “Bwara”, “Mamlaḩat al Bawārah”, “Mamlaḩat al Bawwārah”, “Sabkhat al Būrah”, “Sabkhat al Buwarah”, “Sabkhat al Būwārah”, and “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
Elevation
152 metres (499 feet)
Open location code
8H735657+FR
Geo­Names ID
173918
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

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

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