Keenjhar Lake Resort

Keenjhar Lake Resort (Sindhi: ڪينجهر لَيڪ رزارٽ‎) is a resort situated at Keenjhar lake, Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan operated by the Sindh Tourism Development Corporation.[2] The resort is developed on the bank of Keenjhar lake, which is favorable and ideal place for winter migratory birds come from regions of North Asia in winter season.[3]

Keenjhar Lake Resort, Thatta
General information
LocationThatta, Sindh, Pakistan
OwnerSindh Tourism Development Corporation
Other information
Number of rooms24 (03 Suits, 07 Super Deluxe and 14 Deluxe huts)[1]
Website
stdc.gos.pk

About name

Keenjhar lake is famous due to fresh sweet water and it is named after Keenjhar, father of Noori a girl belonged with fishermen community. Sufi poet of Sindh, Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai had made poetry on love story of the girl on Jam Tamachi king fall in love and married with her.

Establishment

The resort was established in 90 and renovated by Sindh Tourism Development Corporation in 2010.[4]

Location

Keenjhar lake resort is situated on Hyderabad - Thatta highway, about 24 Kms from Thatta town in north.

Tourist attraction points

Keenjhar Lake Resort is center of Thatta district, which has important tourist sites belonging with near and far past of history. Thatta was once the capital city of Sindh in Turkhan and Mughal Empire. Makli Necropolis is 24 Kms from the resort in south. In Thatta district more than 200 archaeological and heritage sites are located in Thatta that remained the capital of Sindh for 350 years. There was a time when Thatta stood on the Indus River, and thus prospered in trade with other areas. With the change of the River Indus, Thatta lost its importance. It was also a centre of learning with numerousmaddresas and schools of higher learning. It had a very rich heritage of Islamic architecture during the era of the 16th and 17th century to visit.[5]

References
  1. Buriro, Amar Fayaz. "★★★★ Keenjhar Lake Resort, Thatta, Pakistan". Sindh Tourism Development Corporation.
  2. "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh". www.pas.gov.pk.
  3. "Ramsar Sites". foreverindus.org.
  4. http://www.sbi.gos.pk/pdf/Keenjhar%20Lake%20Resort%20Project%20Information%20Memorandum%20-%20Draft%20210610.pdf
  5. "Thatta: the ancient city of kings". DAWN.COM. October 2, 2012.

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