Crystal Lagoon’s 12.5-hectare Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt has been officially named the largest manmade lagoon on earth by the Guinness World Records. This is the second time the company has broken a world record, after its eight-hectare San Alfonso del Mar lagoon in Chile in 2007.
The $5.5m lagoon ornaments the $500m Citystars Sharm El Sheikh tourism development located inland from the renowned Red Sea resort.
Once completed, the 750-hectare mixed-use community will feature 12 lagoons in total with over 100 hectares of salt water sourced from underground aquifers.
Carlos Salas, regional director Middle East at Crystal Lagoons, said: “Our technological innovation takes water that is not being used elsewhere, and make it a sustainable feature within a traditionally arid desert landscape, which adds tangible real estate value to the development.
“This is our first mixed-use project anywhere in the world where the technology will be used both for recreational purposes as well as for water desalination, thereby providing clean, fresh water for the entire 750-hectare community.”
Crystal Lagoons has a total of four active projects in Egypt, including the CityStars Sharm El Sheikh lagoon, its regional flagship.