Soil salinity also increased because the distance between the surface and the groundwater table was small enough (1–2 m depending on soil conditions and temperature) to allow water to be pulled up by evaporation so that the relatively small concentrations of salt in the groundwater accumulated on the soil surface over the years.
Hadi ən tesimt daɣ akal intadaɣ awid falas awa ilan gares dafala əd tesalt tan aman eqal hulen adiran (1 har 2 m əs badan nakal əd takast) far arudaben aman adamaswal sadu, awendaɣ har təmsudiwen tən wənan ila aśahat ən tesimt daɣ aman wi nidernakal aqalnat adiwan fal afala nakal daɣ anəlkim nelan.