Kolleru Lake

Kolleru Lake is one of the largest freshwater lakes in and forms the largest shallow freshwater lake in Asia (with 245 km2 of lake area and 302 km.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Intermittent lake
  • Description: lake in India
  • Also known as: “Colair”, “Colair Lake”, “కొల్లేరు”, “科拉尔湖”, and “科拉爾湖”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Kolleru Bird Sanctuary.

Nature reserve
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a sanctuary in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gudivakalanka and Kalakurru.

Village
is a in of the Indian state of .

Village
Photo: IM3847, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a in of the Indian state of . is situated 4 km southwest of Kolleru Lake.

Village
is a in of the Indian state of . is situated 4½ km east of Kolleru Lake.

Kolleru Lake

Latitude
16.6495° or 16° 38′ 58″ north
Longitude
81.19367° or 81° 11′ 37″ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
7M83J5XV+RF
Geo­Names ID
1266265
Wiki­data ID
Q3764964
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Western Panjabi—“Kolleru Lake” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “কোল্লেরু হ্রদ”
  • Catalan: “Kolleru”
  • Cebuano: “Kolleru Lake”
  • Chinese: “戈莱鲁湖”
  • Chinese: “戈萊魯湖”
  • Dutch: “Kolleru Lake”
  • Esperanto: “Kolleru”
  • Hausa: “Tafkin Kolleru”
  • Hindi: “कोल्लेरू झील”
  • Indonesian: “Danau Kolleru”
  • Japanese: “コレル湖”
  • Maithili: “कोल्लरू ताल”
  • Nepali: “कोल्लरू ताल”
  • Panjabi: “ਕੋਲੇਰੂ ਝੀਲ”
  • Spanish: “Lago Kolleru”
  • Tamil: “கொல்லேறு ஏரி”
  • Telugu: “కొల్లేటి సరస్సు”
  • Telugu: “కొల్లేరు సరస్సు”
  • Urdu: “کولیرو جھیل”
  • Western Panjabi: “کولیرو جھیل”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Kotesvardurgāpuram and Pedda Yāganamalli.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Tammileru and Ellappa Cheruvu.

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