Masazirgol
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Masazirgol | |
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Location | Qaradağ raion, Azerbaijan |
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.
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