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Balsamand Lake

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Location
  
Rajasthan

Basin countries
  
India

Length
  
1 km

Type
  
reservoir

Max. length
  
1 km (0.62 mi)

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Balsamand Lake is a lake situated 5 km from Jodhpur on Jodhpur-Mandore Road. This lake is a popular picnic spot, built in 1159 AD by Gurjara-Pratihara rulers. It was designed as a water reservoir to provide water to Mandore. The lake has a length of one km, breadth of 50 m and a depth of 15 m.

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Map of Bal Samand Lake, Rajasthan 342024

The Balsamand Lake Palace was built later as a summer palace on its shore. The lake is surrounded by lush green gardens that house groves of trees like mango, papaya, pomegranate, guava and plum. Animals and birds like the jackal and peacock also call this place home.

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References

Balsamand Lake Wikipedia


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