Chott Melrhir

The Chott Melrhir (in Arab: شطملرحير) is a lake salted endoreic of the North-East of the Algérie, its coordinated are.

It has a surface of approximately 6700 km ² and it is more the big lake of Algeria. It is to 40 m under the Sea level, thus it is the point low of the Algerian geography. Had has a strong evaporation, it becomes regularly a deserted salt .

The towns of Biskra, El Oued and Touggourt are in the vicinity.

Chott Melrhir is a Wetland protected by the Convention from Ramsar.