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Rift Valley lakes

group of lakes in the East African Rift
Place group_of_lakes Q2915867

Facts

5 properties
Instance of
group of lakes
Country
Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Zambia[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 3.000°, 36.333°
Has part(s)
Lake Abaya, Lake Chamo, Lake Zway, Lake Shala, Koka Reservoir, Lake Langano, Lake Abijatta, Lake Awasa, Lake Baringo, Lake Bogoria, Lake Elmenteita, Lake Logipi, Lake Magadi, Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuru, Lake Turkana, Lake Eyasi, Lake Kitangiri, Lake Magadi, Lake Manyara, Lake Natron, Lake Albert, Lake Edward, Lake Kivu, Lake Tanganyika, Rukwa Lake, Lake Malawi, Lake Malombe, Lake Chilwa, Lake Mweru, Lake Mweru Wantipa[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
Located in/on physical feature
East African Rift[26]
🏷️ Also known as
en Rift Valley lakes ar بحيرات الوادي المتصدع الكبير es Lagos del Gran Valle del Rift fa دریاچه‌های دره‌کافتی fr Lacs de la vallée du Grand Rift he אגמי השבר הסורי אפריקני he אגמי הבקע הסורי-אפריקני he אגמי השבר הסורי-אפריקאי he אגמי השבר הסורי-אפריקני hu a Kelet-afrikai hasadékvölgy tavai id Danau-danau lembah Rift ja 大地溝帯湖沼 zh 東非大裂谷湖泊 zh-hans 东非大裂谷湖泊
🔖 Identifiers · 2
Freebase ID
/m/02p7jy
Topic's main category
Category:Lakes of the Great Rift Valley
🔗 Connections
Country 10
Ethiopia, Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Rwanda, Burundi +2 more
Has these parts 4
Lake Tanganyika, Lake Malawi, Lake Mweru, Lake Kitangiri
Located in/on physical feature 1
East African Rift
Topic's main category 1
Category:Lakes of the Great Rift Valley
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Category:Lakes of the Great Rift Valley
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Summary

Rift Valley lakes is a group of lakes[1].

Related Entities

Burundi Democratic Republic of the Congo Ethiopia Kenya Lake Malawi Lake Mweru Lake Tanganyika Malawi Mozambique Rwanda Tanzania Uganda Zambia

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  1. 18w ago · Charp238 · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Located in/on physical feature → East African Rift
    Instance of → —
    Has part(s) → Lake Abaya, Lake Chamo, Lake Zway +28
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has part(s): Lake Chamo"
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