Chott el Hodna

Chott el Hodna شط الحضنة
Landscape of the Chott el Hodna
Chott el Hodna شط الحضنة
Location	Hodna
Coordinates	35°26′N 4°46′E / 35.44°N 4.76°E / 35.44; 4.76
Type	Endorheic salt lake
Basin countries	Algeria
Max. length	77 km (48 mi)
Max. width	16 km (9.9 mi)
Surface area	76,000 ha (190,000 acres)
Surface elevation	394 m (1,293 ft) above sea level
Ramsar Wetland
Designated	2 February 2001
Reference no.	1053[1]

The Chott el Hodna (Arabic: شط الحضنة) is a very shallow saline lake in Algeria. It is located within an endorheic basin in the Hodna region, towards the eastern end of the Hautes Plaines.^[2] The Chott el Hodna includes seasonal brackish and saline pools and marshes, but the central zone of the lake is characterized by a complete absence of vegetation.

J. Despois argues that the Chott el Hodna is not a proper Chott, but a Sebkha.^[3]

The chott area provides an important habitat for certain endangered species such as the Cuvier's gazelle, the marbled duck and different kinds of bustards, as well as indigenous fish species. The Chott el Hodna was declared a Ramsar site on 2 February 2001.^[4]

• Geography of Algeria
• Hodna

• Mohamed Meouak, Le Hodna occidental entre régions méditerranéennes et plaines désertiques : organisation des terroirs, communautés rurales et productions agricoles au Moyen Âge
• Introduction: Les hautes plaines de l'Est de l'Algérie

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