Masazirgol

Masazirgol
Location	Qaradağ raion, Azerbaijan
Lake type	Endorheic lake
Basin countries	Azerbaijan
Surface area	10 km2 (3.9 sq mi)

Masazirgol (Azerbaijani: Masazır gölü), or Masazir Lake is a salty lake of in Qaradag raion, near Baku, Azerbaijan.

The overall area of the lake is 10 km².^[1] Large volumes of chloride and sulphate are concentrated in ion composition of the water.^[2] A new salt making plant was built in 2010 for production of 2 Azeri brands of salt. The estimated amount of recoverable salt is 1,735 million tons. It is available in liquid (water) and clay forms.

References

1. ^ Prezident İlham Əliyev Azərbaycan Duz İstehsalat Birliyinin Masazır gölü ətrafındakı duz zavodunun açılışında iştirak edib Trend News; 21 July, 2010
2. ^ Ministry of Ecology of Azerbaijan

External links

• Masazirgol satelite image from Wikimapia