To el Ma

To el Ma
Geographical location	Wadi el-Agial , Fezzan , Libya
Tributaries	no
Drain	no
Islands	no
Location close to the shore	Awbari
Data
Coordinates	26 ° 42 ′ 40 "  N , 13 ° 20 ′ 11"  E Coordinates: 26 ° 42 ′ 40 "  N , 13 ° 20 ′ 11"  E
Altitude above sea level	446  m
length	800 m
width	140 m
scope	1.8 km
particularities	oasis

The Um el Ma or Umm el Ma ( Arabic أم الماء, DMG Umm al-māʾ  'Mother of Water') is an elongated lake about 800 meters in length near Awbari in Fessan in the Libyan part of the Sahara . The oasis formed by the lake is fed by numerous underground water reservoirs. The salt content of the lake rises up to 34%.

The Um el Ma is surrounded by a 10 to 15 meter wide ring made of various plants. Only on the eastern bank is this border interrupted by a 50 meter long, sloping bank, which is itself surrounded by a plant border. In winter, pond claw ( Gallinula chloropus ) and desert sparrow ( Passer simplex ) have already been observed there.

Web links

• Libya ليبيا (Great Libyan Jamahiriya) , photo gallery

Remarks

1. ↑ Description .
2. ↑ Garden of Eden in the Sahara , in: Bild der Wissenschaft, May 1, 1999.
3. ↑ Jens Hering: Contribution to the winter bird world of Libya , in: Vogelwarte 47 (2009) 5–22, here: pp. 11 and 17.