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Kalankar Lake
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Location	Umerkot District, Sindh, Pakistan
Coordinates	25°34′00″N 69°35′40″E / 25.56667°N 69.59444°E / 25.56667; 69.59444
Basin countries	Pakistan
Max. length	31 km (19 mi)
Max. width	6 km (3.7 mi)
Surface area	9,842 ha (24,320 acres)
Average depth	6 m (20 ft)
Max. depth	7.9 metres (26 ft)
Water volume	0.53×10^ acre⋅ft (650 hm)
Surface elevation	15 metres (49 ft)

Kalankar Lake (Urdu کلانکر جھیل) is situated near Dhoronaro village of Umerkot, Sindh, Pakistan. The lake is spread across Sanghar and Umerkot districts. It starts from Sanghar near Ghulam Nabi Shah town where barrage and desert lands meet and ends at Umerkot district.

To reach Kalankar Lake, it takes a one-hour journey from Umerkot to Dhoronaro, a rural town 30 kilometers away and from Dhorono village another eight kilometers in Haji Khamiso Rajar village.

References

1. ^ Hassan ·, Munawar (2 August 2017). "Pakistan's unique desert wetlands under threat".
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3. "As wetland-grabbers dry out waterbodies for farming, fisherfolk fight back". www.thenews.com.pk.
4. Ram, Shewa (8 August 2020). "Lake Kalankar: A Lost Natural Resource". Technology Times.
5. Ali, Babar (7 December 2020). "A Lake in the Lap of Desert".
6. https://usindh.edu.pk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BIODIVERSITY-OF-INLAND-WATERS-IN-SINDH-PAKISTAN.pdf
7. Soomro, Abdul Haleem (19 April 2017). "No longer a thriving fishing village, Kalankar lake's community can only hope for a miracle". DAWN.COM.
8. Shaikh, Abubaker (7 February 2019). "کلانکر: تھر کے آنگن میں گم ہوتی ہوئی جھیل۔۔۔". Dawn News Television.

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