Lake Burullus | |
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![]() Map of Lake Burullus from the early 19th century | |
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; 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.