Lake Assal
crater lake in Djibouti
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Summary
Lake Assal is a graben[1]. It draws 1,726 Wikipedia views per month (graben category, ranking #2 of 11).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tadjourah Region[3]
- Country: Djibouti[4]
- Instance of: endorheic lake[5]
- Commons category: Lake Assal[6]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[8], New International Encyclopedia[9]
- Heritage designation: Tentative World Heritage Site[10]
- Native label: بحيرة عسل[11]
- Length: 19 km[12]
- Elevation above sea level: -153 m[13]
- Area: 54 km²[14]
- Width: 6.5 km[15]
- Watershed area: 900 km²[16]
- Volume as quantity: 400,000,000 cubic metre[17]
- World Heritage criteria: (vii)[18], (viii)[19], (x)[20]
- Salinity: 348 per mille[21]
- Vertical depth: 20 m[22]
Why It Matters
Lake Assal has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]