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Keenjhar Lake

Keenjhar Lake

Lake in Sindh, Pakistan

Keenjhar Lake (Urdu: کینجھر جھیل; Sindhi: ڪینجھر ڍنڍ), commonly called Kalri Lake (Urdu: کلری جھیل; Sindhi: ڪلري ڍنڍ), is located in Thatta District of Sindh the province of Pakistan. It is situated about 36 kilometres (22 mi) from the city of Thatta.[3] It is an important source of drinking water for Thatta District and Karachi city.[4] 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.[1]

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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.[5]

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.[1] There is a shrine in the middle of the lake marking Noori's grave, which is visited devotees.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Keenjhar Lake Brochure" (PDF). foreverindus.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Kinjhar Lake". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Keenjhar Lake on map". Google Maps. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  4. [4]
    Restoring Keenjhar Lake, published in Dawn News, 7 May 2012
  5. [5]
    "Ramsar Sites in Sindh". Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2012.


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