Keenjhar Lake

Keenjhar Lake (Urdu: کینجھر جھیل; Sindhi: ڪینجھر ڍنڍ), commonly called Karli Lake (Urdu: کرلی 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. 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 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. 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 devotees.

See also

• List of dams and reservoirs in Pakistan
• Karachi Bulk Water Supply Project
• Indus Basin Project
• List of lakes in Pakistan

References

External links

• Kalri Lake Water Sports Project, official site
• Keenjhar Lake travel guide from Wikivoyage

1. Sindh Tourism Development Corporation
2. List of lakes of Pakistan
3. Noori Jam Tamachi
4. Haleji Lake
5. K-IV water project
6. List of tourist attractions in Karachi
7. Tourism in Pakistan
8. Developments in Karachi
9. Sindh
10. Tourism in Sindh
11. Indus River Delta
12. Karachi
13. Jhimpir railway station
14. Thatta District
15. Dumlottee Wells
16. Kalri
17. Poonch River
18. Dadu District
19. Sindhi names
20. Chinna Creek