Lake Malik Explained
| Malik |
| Location: | Korçë County, Albania |
| Basin Countries: | Albania |
| Pushpin Map: | Albania#Balkans |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of the former lake. |
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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 the north-western area of the Korçë Plain in south-eastern Albania.
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]
Notes and References
- Book: en . Environmental problems in Eastern Europe . 17 . Francis William Carter . Routledge . 1993 . David Turnock . 0415062292.
- Book: en. Environmental problems in Eastern Europe . 29 . Francis William Carter . Routledge . 1993 . David Turnock . 0415062292.
- Book: en . Owen Pearson . Albania in the Twentieth Century, A History . 3 . I.B.Tauris . 2006 . 1845111052 . 188 .
- Book: en . Protected Areas of the World: Palaearctic . 2 . IUCN Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas . World Conservation Monitoring Centre . IUCN Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas . IUCN Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas . 1991 . 84 .
