| Lake Manzala | |
|---|---|
 The Nile Delta | |
  Lake Manzala | |
| Coordinates | 31°16′N 32°12′E / 31.267°N 32.200°E |
| Type | Brackish |
| Basin countries | Egypt |
Lake Manzala (Arabic: بحيرة المنزلة baḥīrat manzala), also Manzaleh, is a brackish lake, sometimes called a lagoon, in northeastern Egypt on the Nile Delta near Port Said and a few miles from the ancient ruins at Tanis.[1][2] It is the largest of the northern deltaic lakes of Egypt.[3] As of 2008 it is 47 km (29 mi) long and 30 km (19 mi) wide.[3]
- ^ Dinar, p.51
- ^ Margaret S. Drower (1995). Flinders Petrie: a life in archaeology (Second ed.). ASCE Publications. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-299-14624-5. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
- ^ a b Zahran, p.283