Photo de Lac Assal, Djibouti, Afrique

Small island right off the shore of Lac Assal

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The lowest point of Africa and one of the hottest in the world, Lac Assal has an attraction all of its own.
The salt in the lake gets compressed near the shore, and in some areas, it is possible to walk on the lake. More interestingly, the Afar nomads living in these areas have put this salt to commercial use for centuries, trading it as a highly sought after commodity in the highlands of Ethiopia. This is one of the starting points of the camel trains carrying the salt from this deep, desolate point to the fertile green lands of the East African highlands. Walking the shore, you come across crystallized things like small branches and dead birds. This, and the entire atmosphere of Lac Assal, convince you that you are in a unique place.
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