Kaptai Lake

E777313

reservoir tourist attraction

Kaptai Lake is the largest man-made lake in Bangladesh, formed in the Chittagong Hill Tracts and known for its hydroelectric dam, scenic beauty, and impact on local communities.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Kaptai	1
Kaptai Lake canonical	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	reservoir ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
area	approximately 170000 acres ⓘ approximately 680 square kilometres ⓘ
basinCountry	Bangladesh NERFINISHED ⓘ
completionDate	1962 ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1957 ⓘ
country	People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) ⓘ surface form: Bangladesh
createdBy	Kaptai Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ
createdByGovernment	Government of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
displacedPopulation	Chakma people NERFINISHED ⓘ other indigenous communities of Chittagong Hill Tracts ⓘ
elevation	about 33 metres above sea level ⓘ
environmentalImpact	changes in local ecosystem ⓘ loss of forest land ⓘ
formedByRiver	Karnaphuli River NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasDam	Kaptai Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasInfrastructure	Kaptai Hydroelectric Power Station NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasIsland	numerous small islands ⓘ
knownFor	Kaptai Hydroelectric Power Station NERFINISHED ⓘ being the largest man-made lake in Bangladesh ⓘ impact on local communities ⓘ scenic beauty ⓘ
languageRegion	Bengali NERFINISHED ⓘ Chakma NERFINISHED ⓘ
length	approximately 68 kilometres ⓘ
locatedIn	Chattogram Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Chittagong Hill Tracts NERFINISHED ⓘ Rangamati District NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear	Kaptai town NERFINISHED ⓘ Rangamati town NERFINISHED ⓘ
operator	Bangladesh Power Development Board NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Karnaphuli hydroelectric project NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose	flood control ⓘ hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ
region	southeastern Bangladesh ⓘ
socialImpact	involuntary resettlement of local communities ⓘ
submerged	historic Rangamati town sites ⓘ large areas of agricultural land ⓘ numerous villages ⓘ
tourismActivity	boat tours ⓘ resort stays ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ
usedFor	fishing ⓘ navigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ tourism ⓘ
watercourse	Karnaphuli River NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Khawthlangtuipui (Karnaphuli) River → reservoirCreated → Kaptai Lake ⓘ

Khawthlangtuipui (Karnaphuli) River → flowsThrough → Kaptai Lake ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kaptai