Sebkhat El Melah

Sebkhat El Melah is a broad salt flat near Zarzis on the southeastern Tunisian coast. This shallow depression collects water, which evaporates in the dry climate and leaves salt on the surface. It belongs to a landscape of coastal plains, lagoons and sandy shores between the Mediterranean and the inland desert. Salt-tolerant plants grow around such depressions, while the saltiest central ground can remain almost bare.