Mahala Lagoon
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Mahala Lagoon is a small salty lagoon
in a group of Tuzly's Lagoons
. The total area is 76 га. It is located to west from the Shagany Lagoon
, near the village Tryhatky, Tatarbunary Raion of Odessa Oblast
. From the Shagany Lagoon
it is separated by the sandbar.
The name of the lagoon has origine from Arabic
mähallä, from the root meaning "to settle", "to occupy".
Mahala Lagoon is a small salty lagoon
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,...
in a group of Tuzly's Lagoons
Tuzly's Lagoons
Tuzly's Lagoons is a group of marine lagoons in southern Bessarabia , Ukraine. The lagoons are included to the Tuzly's Lagoon National Park, organised on January 1, 2010...
. The total area is 76 га. It is located to west from the Shagany Lagoon
Shagany Lagoon
Shagany Lagoon is a salty lagoon on the Black Sea coast of Ukraine in Tatarbunary Raion of Odessa Oblast. The lagoon is in the complex of Tuzly's Lagoons, connected with the Alibey Lagoon. The area of the water body is 70 km², salinity is about 30‰. The lagoon is separated from the Black Sea by...
, near the village Tryhatky, Tatarbunary Raion of Odessa Oblast
Odessa Oblast
Odesa Oblast, also written as Odessa Oblast , is the southernmost and largest oblast of south-western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Odessa.-History:...
. From the Shagany Lagoon
Shagany Lagoon
Shagany Lagoon is a salty lagoon on the Black Sea coast of Ukraine in Tatarbunary Raion of Odessa Oblast. The lagoon is in the complex of Tuzly's Lagoons, connected with the Alibey Lagoon. The area of the water body is 70 km², salinity is about 30‰. The lagoon is separated from the Black Sea by...
it is separated by the sandbar.
The name of the lagoon has origine from Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
mähallä, from the root meaning "to settle", "to occupy".