Lake Ziway
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Lake Ziway is a freshwater lake in Ethiopia’s Rift Valley, known for its rich birdlife, fishing communities, and several historic island monasteries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Ziway canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
freshwater lake
ⓘ
lake ⓘ |
| averageDepth | approximately 4 metres ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 1640 metres ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeSpelling | Lake Zway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInflow |
Katar River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meki River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIsland |
Debre Sina Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Funduro Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Galila Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsedecha Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Tullu Gudo Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocalName | Ziway Hayk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMonastery |
Debre Sina Monastery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
monastery on Tullu Gudo Island ⓘ |
| hasOutflow | Bulbula River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShorelineFeature |
papyrus swamps
ⓘ
small fishing villages ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
catfish
ⓘ
hippopotamuses ⓘ tilapia ⓘ waterbirds ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fishing communities
ⓘ
historic island monasteries ⓘ rich birdlife ⓘ |
| length | approximately 31 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ethiopian Rift Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Rift Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Oromia Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Batu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ziway town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | approximately 9 metres ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Batu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ziway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Main Ethiopian Rift lake system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
birdwatching
ⓘ
boat transport ⓘ fishing ⓘ irrigation for agriculture ⓘ |
| surfaceArea | approximately 440 square kilometres ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial fishing
ⓘ
horticultural irrigation ⓘ subsistence fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
| width | approximately 20 kilometres ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.