Lake Mariout

Lake Mariout
Lake Mariout
بحيرة مريوط
بحيرة مريوط
	Lake Mariout
Coordinates	31°09′11″N 29°53′55″E / 31.153056°N 29.898611°E
Lake type	Brackish
Basin countries	Egypt
Surface area	50 square kilometres (19 sq mi) approx.
Settlements	Alexandria

Lake Mariout (Arabic: بحيرة مريوط Boḥēret Maryūṭ, IPA: [boˈħeːɾet mɑɾˤˈjuːtˤ], also spelled Maryut or Mariut), is a brackish lake in northern Egypt near the city of Alexandria. The lake area covered 200 square kilometres (77 sq mi) and had a navigable canal at the beginning of the 20th century,^[1] but at the beginning of the 21st century, it covers only about 50 square kilometres (19 sq mi).^[2]

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