| Keenjhar Lake | |
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| ڪینجھر ڍنڍ (Sindhi) | |
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| Location | Thatta District, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 24°57′N 68°03′E / 24.950°N 68.050°E / 24.950; 68.050 |
| Basin countries | Pakistan |
| Max. length | 24 km (15 mi) |
| Max. width | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
| Surface area | 13,468 ha (33,280 acres) |
| Average depth | 1 m (3 ft 3 in) |
| Max. depth | 7.9 metres (26 ft) |
| Water volume | 0.53×10 |
| Surface elevation | 15 metres (49 ft) |
| Ramsar Wetland | |
| Official name | Kinjhar Lake |
| Designated | 23 July 1976 |
| Reference no. | 99 |
Keenjhar Lake (Urdu: کینجھر جھیل; Sindhi: ڪینجھر ڍنڍ), commonly called Karli Lake (Urdu: کرلی جھیل; Sindhi: ڪلري ڍنڍ), is located in Thatta District of the Sindh province in Pakistan. It is situated about 36 kilometres (22 mi) from the city of Thatta. It is an important source of drinking water for Thatta District and Karachi city. Through the construction of a bund on the eastern side, it is said that the lake was formed by the union of two lakes: Sonehri and Keenjhar.
Keenjhar Lake has been declared a Ramsar site and a wildlife sanctuary. It provides a favorable habitat for winter migratory birds like ducks, geese, flamingos, cormorants, waders, herons, egrets, ibises, terns, coots and gulls. It has been observed as a breeding area of the black-crowned night heron, the cotton pygmy goose, purple swamphen, and pheasant-tailed jacana.
Keenjhar Lake is a popular tourist resort. Many people from Karachi, Hyderabad and Thatta visit to enjoy picnics, swimming, fishing, and boating.
The famous folklore of Noori Jam Tamachi who was a fisherwoman, is connected to the lake. There is a shrine in the middle of the lake marking Noori's grave, which is visited by devotees.
See also
References
- ^ "Keenjhar Lake Brochure" (PDF). foreverindus.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- "Kinjhar Lake". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- "Keenjhar Lake on map". Google Maps. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- Restoring Keenjhar Lake, published in Dawn News, 7 May 2012
- "Ramsar Sites in Sindh". Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
External links
- Kalri Lake Water Sports Project, official site
Keenjhar Lake travel guide from Wikivoyage
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