Jaisamand Lake
E289790
Jaisamand Lake is one of Asia’s largest artificial lakes, a historic reservoir in Rajasthan, India, renowned for its scenic beauty and surrounding wildlife sanctuary.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jaisamand Lake canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial lake
ⓘ
reservoir ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Aravalli Range
ⓘ
surface form:
Aravalli hills
|
| alsoKnownAs | Dhebar Lake ⓘ |
| area |
about 87 square kilometres
ⓘ
approximately 36 square miles ⓘ |
| basinCountry | India ⓘ |
| constructionCompletedIn |
1687
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Maharana Jai Singh
ⓘ
ruler of Mewar ⓘ |
| distanceFromUdaipur | about 50 kilometres ⓘ |
| ecoregion | semi-arid region of Rajasthan ⓘ |
| governingBody | Government of Rajasthan ⓘ |
| hasPart | seven islands ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
embankment with chhatris
ⓘ
marble dam ⓘ marble steps ⓘ ornate cenotaphs ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important heritage water body of Rajasthan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic significance
ⓘ
rich biodiversity ⓘ scenic beauty ⓘ surrounding forests ⓘ |
| largestIsland |
Baba ka Magra
ⓘ
Piari ⓘ |
| length | about 14 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Rajasthan
ⓘ
Udaipur district ⓘ northwestern India ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Gomati River ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | approximately 31 metres ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Maharana Jai Singh ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Udaipur ⓘ |
| nearbyProtectedArea | Jaisamand Wildlife Sanctuary ⓘ |
| rank | one of the largest artificial lakes in Asia ⓘ |
| stateProtected | yes ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | Jaisamand Wildlife Sanctuary ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
bird watching
ⓘ
boat rides ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ |
| type | freshwater lake ⓘ |
| usedFor |
drinking water supply
ⓘ
fisheries ⓘ irrigation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.