'Chott' is the word used in Tunisia for lakes that stays dry through the hot season, but which has some water in the winter. The Chott el Jerid, covers 5,000 sq km at the most, and lies in the middle of Tunisia, close to the Algerian border.
Chott el Jerid was some thousand years ago part of the Mediterranean Sea. The chott is easily accessed, as an elevated causeway has been built across it, from Kebili to Tozeur. The part on the eastern side is called Chott el Fejej.
This Cafe Salah is next to a W.C ... very salah
This dry Salt Lake is approxiately 10 times the size of Singapore. The mineral filled scattered pools of water along the Salt Lake is by itself an attraction – with varying pools of pink, blue or green colors.
'Chott' is the word used in Tunisia for lakes that stays dry through the hot season, but which has some water in the winter. The Chott el Jerid, covers 5,000 sq km at the most, and lies in the middle of Tunisia, close to the Algerian border. 
Chott el Jerid was some thousand years ago part of the Mediterranean Sea. The chott is easily accessed, as an elevated causeway has been built across it, from Kebili to Tozeur. The part on the eastern side is called Chott el Fejej. 
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