Sebkha el Melah

Sebkha el Melah, also known as Sebkha de Kerzaz, is an endorheic salt lake in , southwestern . The Oued Saoura drains into the lake. The lake is located near , about 120 km southeast of .
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  • Type: Sabkha
  • Description: lake in Béni Abbès Province, Algeria
  • Also known as: Sebkha de Kerzaz”, “Sebkha de Kerzzaz”, “Sebkha el Kerzaz”, “Sebkha el Kerzzaz”, “Sebkha el Melah, Béni Abbès”, “Sebkhel el Melah”, “Sebkhet el Melah”, and “Sebkhet el Mellah

Sebkha el Melah

Latitude
29.12645° or 29° 7′ 35″ north
Longitude
-1.18676° or 1° 11′ 12″ west
Elevation
294 metres (965 feet)
Open location code
7CXW4RG7+H7
Geo­Names ID
2488313
Wiki­data ID
Q3476953
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Sebkha el Melah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: سبخة مالح
  • Burmese: ဆဘ်ခါမီလာ့
  • Cebuano: Sebkhet el Melah
  • French: Sebkha de Kerzzaz
  • French: Sebkha el Melah
  • German: Sebkha el Melah
  • Greek: Σεμπχά ελ Μελάχ
  • Greek: Σεμπχέλ ελ Μελάχ
  • Greek: Σεμπχέτ ελ Μελάχ
  • Russian: Себхет-эль-Мелах
  • Spanish: Sebja de Kerzaz
  • Swedish: Sebkhet el Melah
  • Ukrainian: Себха-ель-Мелах

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