Ramsagar

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Ramsagar
Ramsagar
Ramsagar
Coordinates	25°33′16″N 88°37′24″E / 25.55444°N 88.62333°E / 25.55444; 88.62333
Type	man made lake
Basin countries	Bangladesh
Max. length	1.032 km (0.641 mi)
Max. width	0.364 km (0.226 mi)
Surface area	43.75 ha (108.1 acres)
Average depth	10 m (33 ft) (about)
Settlements	Dinajpur

Ramsagar (Bengali: রামসাগর), located in the village Tajpur in Dinajpur District.^[1] It is the most-frequently visited tourist destination in Dinajpur. ^[2]

Location[edit]

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

Description[edit]

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]

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