Hussain Sagar Lake
| Hussain Sagar హుస్సేన్ సాగర్ حسین ساگر |
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| Location | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Coordinates | 17°27′N 78°30′E / 17.45°N 78.5°ECoordinates: 17°27′N 78°30′E / 17.45°N 78.5°E |
| 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 feet (9.8 m) |
| Surface elevation | 1,759 feet (536 m) |
| Islands | Gibraltar rock (artificial) |
| Settlements | Greater Hyderabad |
Hussain Sagar is a heart shaped lake in Hyderabad built by Ibrahim Quli Qutub Shah in 1563, during the rule of Ibrahim Quli Qutub Shah. It is spread across an area of 5.7 square kilometers and is fed by 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 Hyderabad from its twin city Secunderabad. The maximum depth of the lake is 32 feet.
Hussain Sagar was built across a tributary of the river Musi river in 1563 by Ibrahim Quli Qutub Shah. The lake was named after Hazrat Hussain Shah Wali, who helped to design it. It is an artificial lake that holds water perennially fed by canals from Musi river. Hussain Sagar was the main source of water supply to Hyderabad before Himayat Sagar and Osman Sagar were built on river Musi.
Hussain Sagar, a heritage site of India was declared as the 'Heart of the World' by UNWTO on 27th September 2012, on the occasion of World Tourism Day, for being the World's Largest Heart Shaped Mark, the World's Heritage Heart shaped Mark, and the World's Wonderful Heart Shaped Mark on the face of the earth among the heart shaped marks formed by the heart shaped lakes and islands that exist in the world. Logo for the 'Heart of the World' was inaugurated by H.E. Mr. Taleb Rifai, Secretary-General, United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), Madrid-Spain, in the year 2013.
World's Largest Heart Shaped Mark: Hussain sagar lake is the largest heart shaped mark among the marks formed by 78 heart shaped lakes and 9 heart shaped islands on the face of the earth.
World's Heritage Heart shaped Mark: Hussain lake is one of the Qutub Shahi monuments of Hyderabad-Telangana, out of which Golconda Fort, Qutub Shahi Tombs and Charminar were already placed in the tentative list of World Heritage Sites of UNESCO.
World's Wonderful Heart Shaped Mark: This lake has many outstanding universal values of love around it in addition to its heart shape, the symbol of love, which explore the wonder of love in the world. King built the lake for his people's drinking & irrigation purpose out of his love towards his people. King Ibrahim named the lake after Hazrath Hussain Shawali (Sufi saint, medical practitioner and architect of the lake) as sign of gratitude for Hussain's treatment that was given to the king during his sickness and made him recover from the sickness. Many historical monuments were placed on the bank.
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