Lake type Brackish Settlements Alexandria Cities Alexandria | Basin countries Egypt Area 106.1 km² | |
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Lake Mariout (Arabic: بحيرة مريوط Boḥēret Maryūṭ , [boˈħeːɾet mɑɾˤˈjuːtˤ]), also spelled Maryut or Mariut, is a brackish lake in northern Egypt. The lake area covered 200 km² and had a navigable canal at the beginning of the 20th century, but at the beginning of the 21st century, it covers only about 50 km².
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- Alexandria modern villa in king mariout for sale
- Map of Lake Mariout Qetaa at Tarik as Sahrawi Qesm Al Amereyah Alexandria Governorate Egypt
- Abusir lake mariout
- Etymology
- Overview
- Ecclesiastical history
- Titular see
- Ancient findings
- Fish species
- References
Map of Lake Mariout, Qetaa at Tarik as Sahrawi, Qesm Al Amereyah, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt
Abusir lake mariout
Etymology
The name derives from Mareotis or Marea, the name of the lake in ancient times.
Overview
It is separated from the Mediterranean Sea by the narrow isthmus on which the city of Alexandria was built. The lake shore is home to fisheries and saltworks. As far back as the early 1900s, it was documented that salt was being refined from the western part of the lake. Some of the marshy areas around the lake have been reclaimed for new building as the city grows and how to manage the pollution that goes into the lake has been considered.
According to some records, a nome by the same name (ancient name: Mareotis) was located on the shores of this lake.
Ecclesiastical history
There was a bishopric of Mareotes, in the [[Roman province of Aegyptus Primus, which was a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Patriarchate of Alexandria, but it faded like most in Roman Egypt.
Titular see
The diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as Titular bishopric of Mareotes (Latin) / Mareotes (Curiate Italian) / Mareoten(sis) (Latin adjective). Although technically a Latin titular see, it has had several Eastern Catholic incumbents, notably of Egypt's native Coptic Catholic Church sui iuris (Alexandrian Rite).
It has had the following incumbents, so far of the fitting Episcopal (lowest) rank :
Ancient findings
In 2015, a steel resembling the Rosetta Stone and dating back some 2,200 years, was discovered in ancient ruins called Taposiris Magna Temple site at Lake Mariout. Measuring 41 inches (105 cm) by 25.6 inches (65 cm) by 7 inches (18 cm) its message commemorates two Ptolemaic pharaohs and Cleopatra I. There are ancient tombs located on the shores of the lake.
Fish species
The fish species Nile perch live in the lake, although it principally needs fresh water to live in, and the lake contains some salt. In 1939, A small lake, called the Nozha Hydrodrome was "isolated from Lake Mariout" and this allowed for the Nile perch to flourish there.