A sabkha (Arabic: سبخة) is a predominately coastal, supratidal mudflat or sandflat in which evaporite-saline minerals accumulate as the result of a semiarid to arid climate. Sabkhas are gradational between land and intertidal zone within restricted coastal …

Sabkha refers to low-relief flats that are formed by the accumulation of evaporite precipitation, often found in coastal desert or inland settings. These flats are characterized by wavy and crinkly laminae and are influenced by periodic wetting and desiccation of the surface. From: Encyclopedia of Geology, 2005

Feb 14, 2025 · The sabkha, or alkali flats, is a strange, harsh environment containing white, powdery mineral deposits. Sabkha develops on the lowest elevations of the valley floor where surface and ground water flow to before leaving via evaporation.

sabkhah, (Arabic), saline flat or salt-crusted depression, commonly found along the coasts of North Africa and Saudi Arabia. Sabkhah s are generally bordered by sand dunes and have soft, poorly cemented but impermeable floors, due to periodic flooding and evaporation.

Jan 16, 2020 · Sabkhas are important components of coastal plains, comprising supratidal flats and salt marshes that periodically are flooded by spring tides.

Mar 24, 2025 · A sabkha is a flat, salt-encrusted desert area found in arid regions. These unique landscapes form when groundwater rises to the surface, evaporates, and leaves behind layers of salt and minerals. Sabkhas can be coastal or inland, each with distinct characteristics.

The term sabkha (Arabian for salt flat) is used by sedimentologists to designate an arid, subaerially exposed environment (typically a salt-encrusted mudflat).

Jan 1, 2014 · Sabkha (various spellings include sabkhah, sbabkha, sabkhat, sebkha, and sebcha) is widely used in the Arabic-speaking world to describe a low, flat, usually bare or sparsely vegetated, coastal and/or inland plain in arid regions; it usually has a salt-encrusted surface and is liable to flood (Tricart, 1954; Holm, 1960; Evans et al., 1964 ...

Nov 25, 2012 · The last decade has witnessed a resurgence of interest in the coastal sabkhas of the Middle East, with focus lately switching to the generation of dolomite at Earth’s surface, and the significance of microbial communities in this and other sabkha processes.

Sabkha is an Arabic name for a salt-flat ordinarily found nearby sand dunes. These relatively flat and very saline areas of sand or silt form just above the water-table where the sand is cemented together by evaporite salts from seasonal ponds.