Al-Asfar Lake
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Al-Asfar Lake (Arabic: بحيرة الأصفر), also known as Asfar, Alasfar and Yellow Lake. Al-Asfar is located to the East of Umran city, in Al-Hasa, Eastern Saudi Arabia. The lake is surrounded by sand dunes and somewhat difficult to reach.[1] Al-Asfar lake is one of the most important wetland shallow lakes in the region.[citation needed] The lake is a historic landmark of Al-Hasa,[1] and was mentioned by some historians of the Abbasid and Islamic Golden Era such as Al-Hamawi, Al-Qalqashandi and Al-Zamakhshari.[2][3] In the present time, The primary source of lake water is agricultural drainage water, which made some to refer to it as man-made.[4] in 2019, Yellow Lake was declared national nature reserve.[5]
Al-Asfar Lake | |
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بحيرة الأصفر (Arabic) | |
Location | Saudi Arabia |
Coordinates | 25.529°N 49.800°E / 25.529; 49.800 |
Type | lake |