| Al-Asfar Lake | |
|---|---|
| بحيرة الأصفر (Arabic) | |
  Al-Asfar Lake | |
| Location | Saudi Arabia |
| Coordinates | 25°31′44″N 49°48′00″E / 25.529°N 49.800°E |
| Type | lake |
Al-Asfar Lake (Arabic: بحيرة الأصفر), also known as Asfar, Alasfar and Yellow Lake. Al-Asfar is located to the East of Umran city, in Al-Hasa, Eastern Saudi Arabia. The lake is surrounded by sand dunes and somewhat difficult to reach.[1] Al-Asfar lake is one of the most important wetland shallow lakes in the region.[citation needed] The lake is a historic landmark of Al-Hasa,[1] and was mentioned by some historians of the Abbasid and Islamic Golden Era such as Al-Hamawi, Al-Qalqashandi and Al-Zamakhshari.[2][3] In the present time, The primary source of lake water is agricultural drainage water, which made some to refer to it as man-made.[4] in 2019, Yellow Lake was declared national nature reserve.[5]
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