Lake Mariout

Lake Mariout, is a brackish lake in northern near the city of . The lake area covered 200 square kilometres and had a navigable canal at the beginning of the 20th century, but at the beginning of the 21st century, it covers only about 50 square kilometres.
Wikipedia
  • Lagoon
  • …lies at an elevation of -8 metres (-26 feet)
  • Also known as
    “Buḥayrat Maryūṭ”
    “El Maryût”
    “Lake Mariut”
    “Lake Marout”
    “Lake Maryut”
    “Mareotis”
    “Mariout Lake”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dekhela and Agami.

Village
Dekheila is a neighborhood in , with a large seaport. is situated 6 km north of Lake Mariout.

Village
Photo: لا روسا, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 7 km north of Lake Mariout.

Village
Photo: Dina nasr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood in , . is situated 10 km northeast of Lake Mariout.

Lake Mariout

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Latitude
31.08011° or 31° 4′ 48″ north
Longitude
29.79562° or 29° 47′ 44″ east
Open location code
8G3F3QJW+26
Geo­Names ID
352723

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In Other Languages

“Lake Mariout” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بحيرة مريوط”

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