Mirage in the desert in forty-degree heat is a regular phenomenon. When you see a mirage, you understand that everything is unrealistic and move on. But what if the mirage suddenly turned out to be a reality? This happened six years ago near the city of Gafsa. The sun is very strong there. So you can easily get a sunstroke after a few hours in the desert. Therefore, locals were happy when a lake appeared 25 kilometers from the city.

Millions of cubic meters of water filled the sun-baked desert in one night. A Tunisian who was the first to see this natural wonder could not believe his eyes. The lake was real, and the water cooled. Besides, it was deep enough to make it impossible to wade through. The lake quickly became a local landmark. People began to flock from all over Tunisia and could not believe their eyes!

You will not see anything special when you arrive there: just a beautiful lake with emerald water near the red rocks and the scorching sun above the head. But after learning the history of this place, it becomes a little scary how great the power of nature is if a whole lake can appear in one night!

Scientists have not yet decided what caused the appearance of the lake. Some people think it was rainwater that ran off the rocks. However, at that moment, there was a terrible drought in the country. The most popular version is a crack in the earth's crust. There was a small earthquake that year in the Gafsa region. Its strength was enough to create a crack in the earth's crust. So the groundwater rose to the surface. Just imagine how big was the reservoir under the plateau. There was a real sea!

"Lac de Gafsa" deserves the title of the miracle of nature for its appearance. It is distinguished by that modest, calm, minimalistic beauty that is peculiar to the desert.