Lake Malik
Lake Malik (Albanian: Liqeni I Maliqit, Macedonian: Маличко Езеро Malicko Ezero - meaning "small lake", Greek: Λίμνη Μαλίκη Límni Malíki) is an artificially drained lake in Albania.
| Malik | |
|---|---|
 Austro-Hungarian map from 1887 depicting Lake Malik on the bottom right side, south of lake Ohrid. | |
  Malik  Malik | |
| Location | Korçë County, Albania |
| Coordinates | 40°44′N 20°46′E |
| Basin countries | Albania |
| Settlements | Maliq |
History
The government took the decision to drain the lake after 1939 to combat malaria.[1] The draining operation started in 1946[2] using convict labour[3] and it created new agricultural areas.[4]
References
- Francis William Carter (1993). David Turnock (ed.). Environmental problems in Eastern Europe. Routledge. p. 17. ISBN 0415062292.
- Francis William Carter (1993). David Turnock (ed.). Environmental problems in Eastern Europe. Routledge. p. 29. ISBN 0415062292.
- Owen Pearson (2006). Albania in the Twentieth Century, A History. Vol. 3. I.B.Tauris. p. 188. ISBN 1845111052.
- IUCN Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas (1991). World Conservation Monitoring Centre; IUCN Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas (eds.). Protected Areas of the World: Palaearctic. Vol. 2. IUCN Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas. p. 84.
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