Ramsagar

Ramsagar (Bengali: রামসাগর), located in the village Tajpur in Dinajpur District, is the largest man made lake in Bangladesh.[1]

Ramsagar
Ramsagar
Coordinates25°33′16″N 88°37′24″E
Typeman made lake
Basin countriesBangladesh
Max. length1.032 km (0.641 mi)
Max. width0.364 km (0.226 mi)
Surface area43.75 ha (108.1 acres)
Average depth10 m (33 ft) (about)
SettlementsDinajpur

Location

It is situated about 8 kilometers south of the Dinajpur town.

Description

The lake is about 1,079 meters long from north to south, and 192.6 meters wide from east to west. It was created in the mid-1750s, funded by Raja Ram Nath, after whom the lake is named. The excavation cost 30,000 taka at that time, and about 1.5 million labourers took part in the project.[1]

References

  1. Md Muktadir Arif Mozammel (2012), "Ramsagar", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh


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