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🌊 Al-Asfar Lake

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🌊 Al-Asfar Lake
Freshwater lake within the Al-Ahsa Oasis, Eastern Saudi Arabia


🕐 3 min read · Updated 10 Apr 2026 at 21:41

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📌 Fast Facts
  • Location: East of Al-Hofuf, Al-Ahsa Governorate, Eastern Province
  • Water source: Artesian springs feeding natural freshwater lake
  • Ecosystem role: Supports arid-adapted vegetation within oasis system
  • UNESCO inscription: 2018

Al-Asfar Lake is a natural freshwater body in the Al-Ahsa Oasis that sustains vegetation and human settlement in ...

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