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Lake Manzala
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- Manzala is situated in the northern part of Egypt, with the Mediterranean Sea to its north.
- The surface area of Lake Manzala, which was around 1,709 square kilometres until the 19th century, decreased by 67 per cent between 1907 and 2016.
- Eutrophication contributed to a further 45 per cent reduction. Currently, the lake covers an area of 572.41 square kilometres.
- There are around 304 islands in Manzala Lake, constituting a total of 23 per cent of the lake area.
- The world’s largest wastewater treatment plant was constructed near the lake in 2021.
- The reclamation dredging activity increased salinity and reduced nutrients in the lake considerably in 2022 compared to 2015.
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