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Lake 16 Tishreen

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Lake 16 Tishreen

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Lake 16 Tishreen, also referred to as the Seven Lakes, Lake Mashqita, or Lake Al-Bahluliyah, is an artificial, branching lake created following the construction of the 16 Tishrin Dam on the Nahr al-Kabir al-Shamali in Latakia Governorate, Syria. It is considered the third-largest lake in Syria.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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