01 Mar 2022 Razzaza Lake: Iraq
Razzaza Lake – Today Current Affairs
- Iraq’s Razzaza Lake was once a tourist attraction, known for its beautiful scenery and the abundance of fish on which the local people depend. Now dead fish accumulate on its banks and the fertile land around it has turned into a barren desert.
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Key points
- Razzaza Lake, also known as Milh Lake and where it is called ‘Salt Lake’ in Arabic, is located between Anbar and Karbala provinces of Iraq.
- It is the second largest lake in Iraq and is part of a wider valley that includes the lakes of Habbaniyah, Tharthar and Bahr al-Najaf. The Hindu Analysis.
- The lake was created to control the floods of the Euphrates River and to be used as a large reservoir for irrigation purposes.
- The lake is viewed by Iraqis and tourists as a recreational spot to seek respite during Iraq’s extremely hot summers. The Hindu Analysis.
- The lake is listed as a ‘Wetland of International Importance’.
- In recent years the lake has been affected not only by water scarcity but also by drought, neglect and increased evaporation during Iraq’s hot summers. The lake has also become vulnerable to pollution due to diversion of sewage water and evasion of water quota allotted to it.
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