Hussain Sagar
Heart-shaped lake in Hyderabad, Telangana, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hussain Sagar (alternatively referred to as Tank Bund;[1] Telugu pronunciation: [ɦusen sɑːgər]) is a heart-shaped lake in Hyderabad, Telangana, built by Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah in 1563. It is spread across an area of 5.7 square kilometres (2.2 sq mi) and is fed by the River Musi. A large monolithic statue of the Gautama Buddha, erected in 1992, stands on Gibraltar Rock in the middle of the lake. It also separates the city centre of Hyderabad from the neighbourhood of Secunderabad. The maximum depth of the lake is 32 feet (9.8 m).
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Location | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
Coordinates | 17.45°N 78.5°E / 17.45; 78.5 |
Type | Artificial lake |
Basin countries | India |
Max. length | 3.2 km (2.0 mi) |
Max. width | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
Surface area | 4.4 km2 (2 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
Surface elevation | 1,755 ft (535 m) |
Islands | Gibraltar rock (artificial) |
Settlements | Greater Hyderabad |
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