Wular Lake facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Wular Lakeجھیل ولر |
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Wular Lake
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| Location | Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Coordinates | 34°20′N 74°36′E / 34.333°N 74.600°E |
| Type | Freshwater Lake |
| Primary inflows | Jhelum River |
| Primary outflows | Jhelum River |
| Basin countries | India |
| Max. length | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
| Max. width | 9.6 km (6.0 mi) |
| Surface area | 12 to 100 sq mi (31 to 259 km2) |
| Max. depth | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 1,580 m (5,180 ft) |
| Islands | Zainul Lank |
| Settlements | Bandipora |
| Designated: | 23 March 1990 |
| Reference #: | 461 |
Wular Lake (also spelt Wullar) is one of the largest fresh water lakes in Asia. It is in the Jammu and Kashmir, between the cities of Sopore and Bandipore. The lake was formed as a result of tectonic activity and is the largest freshwater lake in Asia.
The Jhelum River feeds into the lake, which acts as a natural flood reservoir. The size can vary between 12 to 100 sq mi (31 to 259 km2), depending on the season Tulbul project is on wular lake
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History
The Kashmiri sultan Zain-ul-Abidin is reputed to have ordered the construction of the artificial island of Zaina Lank in the middle of the lake in 1444.
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Images for kids
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Wular Lake seen from Saderkote Park
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A boat carrying aquatic plants extracted from the Wular Lake
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View of the Wular Lake, JohnDar,
See also
In Spanish: Lago Wular para niños
