Doiran Lake

Doiran Lake (Macedonian: Дојранско Езеро, Dojransko Ezero; Greek: Λίμνη Δοϊράνη, Límni Dhoïráni), also spelled Dojran Lake is a lake with an area of 43.1 km2 (16.6 sq mi) shared between North Macedonia (27.3 km2, 10.5 sq mi) and Greece (15.8 km2, 6.1 sq mi).

Dojran Lake
Дојранско Езеро
Λίμνη Δοϊράνη
Dojran Lake
Дојранско Езеро
Λίμνη Δοϊράνη
LocationRegion of Macedonia
Coordinates41°13′N 22°45′E
Basin countriesGreece, North Macedonia
Max. length8.9 km (5.5 mi)
Max. width7.1 km (4.4 mi)
Surface area43.1 km2 (16.6 sq mi)
Max. depth10 m (33 ft)
Surface elevation148 m (486 ft)
Ramsar Wetland
Official nameDojran Lake
Designated2 August 2007
Reference no.1735

To the west is the city of Nov Dojran (Нов Дојран), to the east the village of Mouries, to the north the mountain Belasica/Beles and to the south the Greek town of Doirani. The lake has a rounded shape, a maximum depth of 10 m (33 ft) and a north-to-south length of 8.9 km (5.5 mi) and is 7.1 km (4.4 mi) at its widest, making it the third largest lake partially in North Macedonia after Lake Ohrid and Lake Prespa.

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