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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  • Sabkha
  • …lies at an elevation of around 290 metres (960 feet)
  • 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”
    “Sebkhet el Mellah”
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Latitude
29.12645° or 29° 7′ 35″ north
Longitude
-1.18676° or 1° 11′ 12″ west
Open location code
7CXW4RG7+H7
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Sebkha el Melah” goes by many names.
سبخة مالحArabic
ဆဘ်ခါမီလာ့Burmese
Sebkhet el MelahCebuano
Sebkha el MelahCzech
Σεμπχά ελ ΜελάχGreek
Σεμπχέλ ελ ΜελάχGreek
Σεμπχέτ ελ ΜελάχGreek
Sebkha mai suna Melah, mai albarka AbbèsHausa
Себхет-эль-МелахRussian
Sebkhet el MelahSwedish
Себха-ель-МелахUkrainian

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