23rd July Lake
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The 23rd July Lake or Benghazi Lake is a lagoon
located between Benghazi's downtown, and the Mediterranean Port of Benghazi
. It covers an area of approximately 100 hectares (about 1,000,000 square metres).
Lagoon
A lagoon is a body of shallow sea water or brackish water separated from the sea by some form of barrier. The EU's habitat directive defines lagoons as "expanses of shallow coastal salt water, of varying salinity or water volume, wholly or partially separated from the sea by sand banks or shingle,...
located between Benghazi's downtown, and the Mediterranean Port of Benghazi
Port of Benghazi
The Port of Benghazi is a major seaport in the city of Benghazi, Libya, on the Mediterranean Sea coast within the Gulf of Sidra.-History:A natural seaport, it was founded as Euesperides by the ancient Greeks of Cyrenaica in the 6th Century BC. After passing it to the Egyptian pharaoh Ptolemy III,...
. It covers an area of approximately 100 hectares (about 1,000,000 square metres).