Kandawgyi Lake is one of two major lakes in Yangon andwas created to provide clean water supply Yangon during the British period


Kandawgyi Lake literally "great royal lake" was once known as Royal Lake - one of two major lakes in Yangon. Located east of the Shwedagon Pagoda, the lake is artificial; water from Inya Lake is channeled through a series of pipes to Kandawgyi Lake. It was created to provide a clean water supply to the city during the British colonial administration. The 150-acre lake is surrounded by Kandawgyi Nature Park and Yangon Zoological Gardens, which consists of a zoo, aquarium and amusement park


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Location: Yangon, Myanmar
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