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A list of lakes, ordered by continent:
See also: Great Lakes of Africa, Rift Valley lakesThe Rift Valley Lakes are a group of lakes formed by the Great Rift Valley of eastern Africa. These lakes include some of the oldest, largest and deepest lakes in the world, and are a freshwater ecoregion of great biodiversity. The Ethiopian Rift Valley l
- in Democratic Republic of the CongoThe Democratic Republic of the Congo called Zaire between 1971 and 1997, is a nation in central Africa. It is sometimes called Congo-Kinshasa after its capital, to distinguish it from the Republic of Congo, or Congo-Brazzaville''. It borders on Republic o (Zaire)
- Lake Mai-NdombeLake Mai-Ndombe is a lake in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It drains into the Fimi River, a tributary of the Congo. (Lake Leopold II)
- Lake Tshangalele
- Lake Tumba
- in EgyptJumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah ( In Detail) Official language Arabic Capital Cairo Largest City Cairo President Hosni Mubarak Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif Area Total % water Ranked 29th 1,001,450 kmē 0. 6% Population Total (2003) Density Ranked 15th 74,718,797
- Lake MareotisLake Mareotis also known as Mariut Mariout or Maryut is a salt lake of about 250 square km in northern Egypt. It is separated from the Mediterranean Sea by the narrow isthmus on which the city of Alexandria was built. The lake shore is home to fisheries a
- Birkat Qarun
- Buhayrat Idku
- Buhayrat al Burullus
- Buhayrat al Manzilah
- Great Bitter Lake
- Little Bitter Lake
- Lake Nasser
- in EthiopiaThe Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Ityop'iya Amharic ) is a country of northeastern Africa. It has one of the most extensive known histories as an independent nation in the continent. Unique among African countries, the Ethiopian monarchy maintai
- in Sudan
- Roseires Reservoir
- Lake Nubia (part of Lake Nasser)
- in Tanzania
- Lake Burigi
- Lake Eyasi
- Lake Ikimba
- Lake Jipe
- Lake Kitangiri
- Lake Manyara
- Lake Mdutu
- Lake Natron
- Nyumba ya Mumgu Reservoir
- Lake Rukwa
- Lake Sagara
