Chott el Djerid
Chott el Djerid also spelled Sciott Gerid and Shott el Jerid, is a chott, a large endorheic salt lake in central Tunisia. The name can be translated from the Arabic into English as "Lagoon of the Land of Palms".Chott el Djerid
- Type: Sabkha
- Also known as: “Chott Djerid”, “Chott el Djérid”, “Sciott Gerid”, “Shaţţ al Jarīd”, and “Shott el Jerid”
- Category: landform
- Location: Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
33.74826° or 33° 44′ 54″ northLongitude
8.2295° or 8° 13′ 46″ eastElevation
18 metres (59 feet)Open location code
8F5CP6XH+8RGeoNames ID
2470175
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Slovenian—“Chott el Djerid” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Chott el Jerid”
- Dutch: “Sjott el-Djerid”
- French: “Chott el-Jérid”
- German: “Chott el Djerid”
- Italian: “Chott el-Jerid”
- Lithuanian: “El Džerido ežeras”
- Slovenian: “Chott el Djerid”
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