Lake Bam

Lake Bam is located near the town of , in . The lake is slowly drying up, putting at risk the nearby village's agriculture, fish stocks, and cattle watering. The lake has been designated as a Ramsar site since 2009.
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  • Lake
  • …lies at an elevation of 302 metres (991 feet)
  • …is also known as “Lac de Bama”
  • Description: lake in Burkina

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kora and Loa.
is a town in the Kongoussi Department of in northern . is situated 2½ km northwest of Lake Bam.
, Burkina Faso is a village in the… is situated 4½ km northeast of Lake Bam.
is a city located in Bam Province in central… is situated 5 km south of Lake Bam.

Lake Bam

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Latitude
13.36911° or 13° 22′ 9″ north
Longitude
-1.52371° or 1° 31′ 25″ west
Open location code
7C5W9F9G+JG
Geo­Names ID
2362974
Wiki­data ID
Q632463

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Welsh—“Lake Bam” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Bam gölü”
  • Burmese: “ဘမ်ကန်”
  • Cebuano: “Lac de Bam”
  • Finnish: “Bam-järvi”
  • Finnish: “Bam”
  • French: “Bam”
  • French: “Lac Bam”
  • German: “Bamsee”
  • Hausa: “Tafkin Bam”
  • Hungarian: “Bam-tó”
  • Igbo: “Ọdọ Mmiri Bam”
  • Lithuanian: “Bamas”
  • Lithuanian: “Bamo ežeras”
  • Somali: “Harada Bam”
  • Swedish: “Lac de Bam”
  • Turkish: “Bam Gölü”
  • Welsh: “Llyn Bam”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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Burkina Faso: Highlights

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