Type Endorheic lake Surface area 10 km (3.9 sq mi) | Basin countries Azerbaijan Area 10 km² | |
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Location Qaradağ raion, Azerbaijan | ||
Masazirgol (Azerbaijani: Masazır gölü), or Masazir Lake is a salty lake of in Qaradag raion, near Baku, Azerbaijan.
Map of Masazirgol, Azerbaijan
The overall area of the lake is 10 km2. Large volumes of chloride and sulphate are concentrated in ion composition of the water. 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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