Assal Lake, Tadjourah Region, Djiboutii
Regional Level Types | |
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Assal Lake | Lake |
Tadjourah Region | Region |
Djibouti | Country |
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Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
179445
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:179445:1
GUID (UUID V4):
fb86aa5b-11ce-4035-ad05-84b0496df0c3
Other Languages:
French:
lac Assal, Tadjourah, Djibouti
German:
Assalsee, Tadjoura, Dschibuti
Italian:
lago Assal, regione di Tagiura, Gibuti
Russian:
Асаль, Таджурах, Джибути
Simplified Chinese:
阿萨勒湖, 塔朱拉州, 吉布提
Spanish:
Lago Assal, Tadjoura, Yibuti
Afrikaans:
Assalmeer, Djiboeti
Albanian:
Liqeni Assal, Xhibuti
Arabic:
بحيرة عسل, تجرة, جيبوتي
Armenian:
Ասսալ լիճ, Թանջուրահ
Azeri:
Assal gölü
Basque:
Assal aintzira
Belarusian:
Асаль, Таджура , Джыбуці
Bengali:
আসাল হ্রদ, তাজুরাহ অঞ্চল
Bosnian:
Asalsko jezero, Tadjourah
Bulgarian:
Асалско езеро, Таджура, Джибути
Catalan:
Llac Assal, Regió de Tadjoura, Djibouti
Cebuano:
Lac ‘Assal, Tadjourah
Chuvash:
Ассаль
Czech:
Assal, Džíbútí
Dutch:
Assalmeer, Tadjourah, Djibouti
Estonian:
Assali järv, Tadjoura piirkond, Djibouti
Farsi/Persian:
دریاچه عسل, منطقه تاجوره, جیبوتی
Finnish:
Assaljärvi, Tadjourahin maakunta, Djibouti
Georgian:
ასალის ტბა, ტაჯურის რეგიონი
Greek:
Λίμνη Ασσάλ, Περιφέρεια Ταντζουρά, Τζιμπουτί
Hebrew:
אגם עסל, טאג'ורה, ג’יבוטי
Indonesian:
Danau Assal, Region Tadjourah, Djibouti
Japanese:
アッサル湖, タジュラ州, ジブチ
Korean:
아살호, 타주라 주, 지부티
Latvian:
Asala ezers, Tedžūras reģions, Džibutija
Lithuanian:
Asalis, Tadžuros regionas, Džibutis
Macedonian:
Асалско Езеро, Џибути
Norwegian:
Assalsjøen, Tadjourah, Djibouti
Polish:
Asal, Region Tadżura, Dżibuti
Portuguese:
Lago Assal, Região de Tadjourah, Djibouti
Romanian:
Lacul Assal, Regiunea Tadjourah, Djibouti
Swahili:
Ziwa Assal, Jibuti
Swedish:
Assalsjön, Tadjourah, Djibouti
Tamil:
அசல் ஏரி, டாட்ஜயராஹ் பகுதி
Turkish:
Asal Gölü, Tadjourah Bölgesi, Cibuti
Ukrainian:
Ассаль, Таджура, Джибуті
Vietnamese:
Hồ Assal , Khu vực Tadjourah, Djibouti
Welsh:
Llyn Assal, Djibouti
Lake Assal (Arabic: بحيرة عسل Buḥayrah ʿAsal, (questionable etymology; more likely “Lake of Salt” creole from French Colonial Period); is a crater lake in central-western Djibouti. It is located at the western end of the Gulf of Tadjoura in the Tadjoura Region, touching the Dikhil Region, at the top of the Great Rift Valley, some 120 km (75 mi) west of Djibouti city. Lake Assal is a saline lake that lies 155 m (509 ft) below sea level in the Afar Triangle, making it the lowest point on land in Africa and the third-lowest point on Earth after the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea. No outflow occurs from the lake, and due to high evaporation, the salinity level of its waters is 10 times that of the sea, making it the third most saline body of water in the world behind Don Juan Pond and Gaet'ale Pond. Lake Assal is the world's largest salt reserve, which is exploited under four concessions awarded in 2002 at the southeast end of the lake; the major share of production (nearly 80%) is held by Société d’Exploitation du Lac and Société d’Exploitation du Salt Investment S.A de Djibouti.
The lake is a protected zone under Djibouti's National Environmental Action Plan of 2000. However, the law does not define the boundary limits of the lake. Since the exploitation of the salt from the lake was uncontrolled, the Plan has emphasized the need for managing the exploitation to avoid a negative impact on the lake environment. The Government of Djibouti has initiated a proposal with UNESCO to declare the Lake Assal zone and the Ardoukoba volcano as a World Heritage Site.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsList of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 3 - Halides | |||
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ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Fossils
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Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Assal_(Djibouti) |
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Wikidata ID: | Q81239 |
GeoNames ID: | 224969 |
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