Shatt al Gharsah, Chott el Gharsa (Arabic: شط الغرسة) is a sedimentary basin and also intermittent salt lake (a chott) in Tunisia, near the border with Algeria. It has width of 20 kilometres and length of 50 kilometres. At 17 metres under sea level it is at the lowest point of the country.^[1]

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Shatt al Gharsah
Shatt al Gharsah Shatt al Gharsah in Tunisia
Coordinates	34.07°N 7.52°E / 34.07; 7.52
Type	Salt lake, sedimentary basin
Primary inflows	rain
Primary outflows	terminal Evaporation
Basin countries	Tunisia
Max. length	50 km (31 mi)
Max. width	20 km (12 mi)
Surface area	1,000 km2 (390 sq mi)
Surface elevation	−17 m (−56 ft)

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