Kalri Lake
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| Location | Thatta, Sindh |
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| Basin countries | Pakistan |
Kalri Lake (Urdu: کلری جھیل) or Kinjhar Lake (Urdu: کینجھر جھیل) is located in Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan.
Kalri Lake is the largest freshwater lake in Pakistan. It plays a substantial ecological role in the functioning of the Indus River basin. It is extremely important for a wide variety of breeding, passage and wintering waterbirds. The mid-winter waterbird counts of the late 1980s averaged 140,000 birds per winter.
The Sindhi legend of Noori Jam Tamachi took place around the lake, and to this day there is a shrine in the middle of the lake marking Noor's grave. Everyday hundreds of devotees visit the shrine.
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[edit] External links
- A site with GoogleMaps for Ramsar sites in Pakistan
- Kalri Lake Water Sports Project - Official site
- Map of Kalri Lake - MSN Encarta
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