Balsamand Lake

Balsamand Lake
Location	Rajasthan
Coordinates	26°19′52″N 73°01′12″E / 26.331°N 73.020°E / 26.331; 73.020Coordinates: 26°19′52″N 73°01′12″E / 26.331°N 73.020°E / 26.331; 73.020
Type	reservoir
Basin countries	India

Max. length	1 km (0.62 mi)

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.

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.^[1]

References

↑ http://www.indialine.com/travel/rajasthan/jodhpur/attractions.html

Hydrography of Rajasthan
Rivers	Ahar Arvari Banas Bandi Berach Chambal Dai Dheel Gambhir Ghaggar-Hakra Gomati Guhiya Jawai Kali Sindh Kalisil Kothari Luni Mahi Mej Menali Mithari Morel Parbati Sabarmati Sukali Sukri West Banas
Lakes	Ana Sagar Lake Balsamand Lake Dhebar Lake Fateh Sagar Lake Lake Foy Sagar Kaylana Lake Nakki Lake Pachpadra Lake Lake Pichola Pushkar Lake Rajsamand Lake Ramgarh Lake Sambhar Salt Lake Swaroop Sagar Lake Talwara Lake Udaisagar Lake Lake Badi Doodh Talai Lake
Dams	Bisalpur Jakham Jawahar Sagar Jawai Kota Barrage Rana Pratap Sagar Ummed Sagar
Canals	Agra Canal Ganga Canal Indira Gandhi Canal
Hydrography of surrounding areas	Gujarat Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Haryana Punjab, India Pakistan

Jodhpur topics

History

Buildings and
landmarks

Palaces	Mehrangarh Fort Umaid Bhawan Palace
Temples	Mandaleshwar Mahadev Temple Chamunda Mata Temple Raj Ranchhodji Temple Rasik Bihari Temple Baba Ramdeo Temple Kunj Bihari Temple Dauji Temple
Lakes	Kaylana Lake Balsamand Lake
Others	Jaswant Thada Ghanta Ghar Mandore Gardens Masuria Hill Garden Rao Jodha Desert Rock Park Science Park Ummed Garden Chokelav Baag

Transport

Air	Jodhpur Airport
Rail	Jodhpur Junction railway station Bhagat Ki Kothi railway station Howrah Jodhpur Express Mandore Express Suryanagri Express Ranthambore Express Jaipur-Jodhpur Intercity Express
Road	State Highways National Highways

Culture

Festivals	Makar Sankranti Gangaur Teej Marwar Festival Baithmaar Gangaur Mela Nag Panchmi Fair Sheetla Mata Fair Baba Ramdev Pir Mela
Food	Rajasthani Cuisine Daal Baati Makhaniya Lassi Pyaaj Ki Kachori Malapua Ghevar Besan barfi Gulab jamun
Languages	Marwari Rajasthani Hindi
Sports	Barkatullah Khan Stadium Northern Railway Cricket Ground

Education

Research Centers	Arid Forest Research Institute Central Arid Zone Research Institute Desert Medicine Research Centre
Colleges	Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur Jodhpur Institute of Engineering & Technology Vyas Institute Of Higher Education Dr. S.N. Medical College S.L.B.S Engineering College Mayurakshi Institute of Engineering & Technology All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur MBM Engineering College National Institute of Fashion Technology Raj Engineering College Marwar Engineering College & Research Centre Onkarmal Somani College of Commerce Lachoo Memorial College of Science & Technology Jodhpur Institute of Engineering & Technology Aishwarya College of Education
Universities	Jai Narain Vyas University Jodhpur National University Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University National Law University Sardar Patel University of Police, Security and Criminal Justice
Schools	St. Anne's School Sanskar International School Rajmata Krishna Kumari Girls' Public School Netraheen Vikas Sansthan

Balsamand Lake

See also

References