Lake Karum
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(Redirected from Lake Asal)
- There is another Lake Assal in the Afar Depression, in the country of Djibouti.
Lake Karum (also known as Lake Assal) is a lake in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. It lies about 115 m below sea level at the northern end of the Afar Depression, at .
North of Lake Karum is the former mining settlement of Dallol. The lake is extremely salty and is surrounded by a salt pan, which is still mined, the salt is being transported by caravan to the rest of the country.
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