Ameenpur Lake - Qutub Shahi era Lake

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  1. Ameenpur Lake is a man‑made water body located on the northwestern fringe of Hyderabad in the Sangareddy district of Telangana (Wikipedia).

  2. It was constructed over 300 years ago, during the reign of Ibrahim Qutb Shah (1550–1580 AD) of the Golconda Sultanate by his courtier Abdul Qadir Amin Khan. (Wikipedia).

  3. Its primary purpose was to irrigate his gardens, which no longer exist but the lake remains (Wikipedia).

  4. Ameenpur Lake originally spanned over 300 acres, though now it covers around 93 acres due to encroachment (Wikipedia).

  5. It is recognized today as the first Biodiversity Heritage Site in India, and uniquely the first in an urban area (Wikipedia).

  6. The lake supports a rich variety of wildlife, including 166 bird species and numerous reptiles, mammals, fish, and invertebrates documented by 2017 (Wikipedia).

  7. Its terrain includes undulating rocky outcrops, situated amidst urban sprawl, factories, and villages (Wikipedia).

  8. Over time, human activity and expansion have shrunk its size significantly, but it remains an ecological hotspot (Wikipedia).

  9. Despite the loss of the original gardens, the lake endures as a legacy of Qutb Shahi-era engineering and landscape planning (Wikipedia).

In summary: Abdul Qadir Amin Khan, a Qutb Shahi courtier under Sultan Ibrahim Qutb Shah, built Ameenpur Lake over three centuries ago, primarily for irrigation, leaving behind a storied water body that today stands as a critical biodiversity heritage site.


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