Lake Maryut
Lake Mariout, is a brackish lake in northern Egypt near the city of Alexandria. 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake
- Description: brackish lake in northern Egypt
- Also known as: “Boḥēret Maryūṭ”, “Buḩayrat Maryūţ”, “Lake Mareotis”, “Lake Mariout”, “Lake Mariut”, and “Maryut”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa and Pompei’s Pillar.
Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
Photo: Asiatologist, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa are an historical archaeological site located in Alexandria, Egypt, and are considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages. Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa is situated 3 km north of Lake Maryut.
Pompei’s Pillar
Monument
Pompey's Pillar is a Roman triumphal column in Alexandria, Egypt. Despite its modern name, it was actually set up in honour of the Roman emperor Diocletian between 298–302 AD. Pompei’s Pillar is situated 3½ km north of Lake Maryut.
Carrefour City Centre
Shopping center
Photo: TheEgyptian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
City Centre Alexandria is a shopping mall located in Alexandria, Egypt, where it opened on 23 January 2003. It was developed and is managed by Majid Al Futtaim Properties. Carrefour City Centre is situated 3½ km northeast of Lake Maryut.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wardeyan and El Max.
Wardeyan
Suburb
Al Wardian is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt. Al Wardian neighborhood is located in Alexandria, specifically in the western part of Alexandria, near Alexandria Port. Wardeyan is situated 2½ km northwest of Lake Maryut.
El Max
Village
Photo: Dina nasr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
El Max is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt. It is the possible location of the ancient Christian monastic complex of the Pempton at the fifth milestone west of Alexandria. El Max is situated 4½ km west of Lake Maryut.
Alexandria
Photo: Wing, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alexandria is Egypt's second largest city, its largest seaport, and the country's window onto the Mediterranean Sea. The city is a faded shadow of its former glorious cosmopolitan self, but still worth a visit for its many cultural attractions and still-palpable glimpses of its past.
Lake Maryut
- Categories: brackish water, lagoon, and body of water
- Location: Alexandria Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Maryut from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Lake Maryut” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بحيرة مريوط”
- Arabic: “بحيرة مريوط”
- Arabic: “بحيره مريوط”
- Bulgarian: “Марют”
- Burmese: “မရိယွတ်ကန်”
- Catalan: “Llac Maryut”
- Catalan: “Llacuna Mareòtida”
- Cebuano: “Buḩayrat Maryūţ”
- Chinese: “馬里奧特湖”
- Chinese: “马留提斯湖”
- Chinese: “马里乌特湖”
- Chinese: “马雷奥蒂斯湖”
- Chuvash: “Марьют”
- Czech: “Mareotis”
- Czech: “Marjut”
- Dutch: “Lake Mariout”
- Dutch: “Maryut-meer”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيرة مريوط”
- Finnish: “Mariout”
- French: “Lac Mareotis”
- French: “Lac Maréotis”
- French: “lac Mariout”
- French: “Lac Mariout”
- French: “Maréotis”
- Georgian: “მარიუტი”
- German: “Mariut”
- German: “Maryut-See”
- German: “Maryut”
- Greek: “Λίμνη Μαρεώτιδα”
- Greek: “λίμνη Μαρεῶτις”
- Greek: “Λίμνη Μαριούτ”
- Greek: “Μαρεῶτις λίμνη”
- Hebrew: “אגם מריוט”
- Hebrew: “מראוטיס”
- Hungarian: “Mareotisz-tó”
- Italian: “Lago Mareotide”
- Italian: “Lago Maryut”
- Japanese: “マイオレット湖”
- Latin: “Mareotis palus”
- Latin: “Mareotis”
- Latin: “palus Mareotis”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Maryut”
- Persian: “دریاچه مریوط”
- Polish: “Buhajrat Marjut”
- Polish: “Mareotis”
- Portuguese: “Lago Mareotis”
- Portuguese: “Lago Mareótis”
- Portuguese: “Mareótis”
- Portuguese: “Mariut”
- Portuguese: “Maryut”
- Russian: “Мареот”
- Russian: “Марьют”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Jezero Mareotis”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Jezero Mariout”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Mariout”
- Spanish: “Lago Mariout”
- Swedish: “Buḩayrat Maryūţ”
- Ukrainian: “Мар’ют”
- Ukrainian: “Мареотіс”
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Localities in the Area
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