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Keenjhar Lake

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Basin countries
  
Pakistan

Max. width
  
6 km (3.7 mi)

Surface elevation
  
15 m

Width
  
6 km

Max. length
  
24 km (15 mi)

Area
  
134.7 km²

Length
  
24 km

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Location
  
Thatta District, Sindh, Pakistan

Surface area
  
13,468 ha (33,280 acres)

Water volume
  
0.53×10^ acre·ft (650 hm)

Amazing tomb of noori in middle of giant keenjhar lake


Keenjhar Lake (Urdu: ڪينجهر جھیل ‎Sindhi: ڪينجهر ڍنڍ‎) commonly called Kalri Lake (Urdu: کلری جھیل ‎,Sindhi: ڪلڙي ڍنڍ ‎) is in Thatta District, Sindh, Pakistan. It is 122 km from Karachi and 18 km from the town of Thatta. It is the second largest fresh water lake in Pakistan. It is an important source of drinking water for Thatta District and Karachi city.

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Map of Keenjhar Lake, Pakistan

Keenjhar Lake has been declared a ramsar site and a wildlife sanctuary. It provides a favorable habitat of 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. A large number of people visit it daily from Karachi, Hyderabad and Thatta to enjoy picnic, swimming, fishing, and boating.

The Sindhi legend of Noori Jam Tamachi took place around the lake. To this day there is a shrine in the middle of the lake marking Noori's grave. Every day hundreds of devotees visit the shrine.

Enjoying at beautiful keenjhar lake sindh pakistan


References

Keenjhar Lake Wikipedia