Coordinates: 34°21′N 0°30′E / 34.35°N 0.5°E / 34.35; 0.5

Chott Ech Chergui

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Chott Ech Chergui
شط الشرقي (Arabic)
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TypeEndorheic salt lake
Basin countriesAlgeria
Max. length160 km (99 mi)
Max. width24 km (15 mi)
Surface area2,000 km2 (770 sq mi)
Surface elevation1,027 m (3,369 ft) above sea level
Designated2 February 2001
Reference no.1052[1]

Chott Ech Chergui (Arabic: شط الشرقي) is a large endorheic salt lake in Saïda Province, northwestern Algeria.[2] It is located at Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. in the level terrain of the Hautes Plaines region between the Tell Atlas and the Saharan Atlas and is one of the largest lakes in Algeria.

Ecology

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Chott Ech Chergui has an area of about 2000 km2 where water collects during the wet season, forming a number of large shallow salt lakes which become salt flats as they dry. The lake area has a length of about 160 km from ENE to WSW and lies at an average elevation of 1000 m.[3]

Chott Ech Chergui has been designated a Ramsar wetland of international importance. The Ramsar site has an area of 8555 km2 and is the natural environment for a number of threatened and vulnerable animal and plant species.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ Chott ech Chergui - Wilaya de Saida
  3. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  4. ^ Wetlands of International Importance: Algeria, Chott Ech Chergui
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