Keenjhar Lake
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| Kalri Lake | |
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| ڪينجهر ڍنڍ | |
| Location | Thatta, Sindh |
| Coordinates | 24°57′N 68°03′E / 24.95°N 68.05°ECoordinates: 24°57′N 68°03′E / 24.95°N 68.05°E |
| Basin countries | Pakistan |
Kalri Lake (Urdu: کلری جھیل ,Urdu: ڪلڙي ڍنڍ )) commonly called as Keenjhar Lake (Sindhi: ڪينجهر ڍنڍ) 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 Noori's grave. Everyday hundreds of devotees visit the shrine.
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