| Lake Burullus | |
|---|---|
 Map of Lake Burullus from the early 19th century | |
  Lake Burullus | |
| Coordinates | 31°29′N 30°52′E / 31.483°N 30.867°E |
| Max. length | c. 54 km (34 mi)[1] |
| Max. width | 6–21 km (3.7–13.0 mi)[1] |
| Surface area | 46,200 ha (114,000 acres) |
| Average depth | 75–100 cm (30–39 in)[1] |
| Designated | 9 September 1988 |
| Reference no. | 408[2] |
Lake Burullus (Arabic: بحيرة البرلس, romanized: Buḥayrat al-Burullus; ‹See Tfd›Greek: λίμνη Σεβεννυτική, translit. limnē Sebennytikē)[3] is a brackish water lake in the Nile Delta in Egypt, the name coming from Burullus town (Coptic: Ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲗⲓⲁ,[4] from Ancient Greek παράλιος, "coast, seaside" or ⲛⲓⲕⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ Nikejow). It is located in Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate east of Rosetta, bordered by the Mediterranean Sea in the north and agricultural land to the south.
- ^ a b c Finkl, Charles W.; Makowski, Christopher (2017). Coastal Wetlands: Alteration and Remediation. Springer. p. 418. ISBN 9783319561790.
- ^ "Bahía de Samborombón". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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Smith, William, ed. (1857). "Sebennytus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. Vol. 2. London: John Murray. p. 946.
- ^ Pauline Todry. "21- أسماء بعض البلاد المصرية بالقبطية" [The names of some Egyptian countries in Coptic -21]. St-Takla.org (in Arabic).
