Sukhna Lake
Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh, India, is a reservoir at the foothills of the Himalayas. This 3 km of land was acquired in the catchment area and put under vegetation.Photo: Aforaseem, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Garden of Silence and St. John’s High School.
Garden of Silence
Park
Photo: Dilpreetdang, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Garden of Silence is a meditative space at the end of Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh, India. It features a seated Buddha. The garden is financed by the Ministry of Tourism and developed by the Chandigarh administration.
St. John’s High School
School
Photo: Sidj96, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. John's High School is an Edmund Rice Educational Institute, founded by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in 1959. The school building was designed by prominent French architect Pierre Jeanneret.
St. Kabir Public School
School
Photo: ShashankSharma2511, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Kabir Public School is a co-educational, private school located in Sector 26, Chandigarh, India.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chandigarh and Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary.
Chandigarh
Photo: duncid, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chandigarh is India's first planned city, quite distinct from the rest of the country and considerably better organised. It is the capital of both Haryana and Punjab states, but the city is not part of either state, being a union territory, i.e. administered directly by the central government.
Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary
Village
Photo: Harvinder Chandigarh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary is a 2600 hectare nature preserve located in the Shivalik Hills of Chandigarh, India, near Sukhna Lake. The area was officially declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1998. Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary is situated 5 km northeast of Sukhna Lake.
Panchkula
Photo: ramansharma, CC BY 2.0.
Panchkula is a city and district headquarter in the Panchkula district in Haryana, India. It is a satellite city of the state capital Chandigarh. Panchkula is a border city with Punjab, Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh.
Sukhna Lake
- Type: Lake
- Description: reservoir in Chandigarh, India
- Categories: reservoir and body of water
- Location: Haryana, Plains, India, South Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Western Panjabi—“Sukhna Lake” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sukhna Lake”
- Chinese: “蘇赫納湖”
- Hindi: “सुखना झील”
- Kannada: “ಸುಖನಾ ಸರೋವರ”
- Maithili: “सुखना ताल”
- Malayalam: “സുഖ്ന തടാകം”
- Nepali: “सुखना ताल”
- Oriya: “ସୁଖନା ହ୍ରଦ”
- Panjabi: “ਸੁਖ਼ਨਾ ਝੀਲ”
- Tamil: “சுக்னா ஏரி”
- Telugu: “సుఖానా సరస్సు”
- Telugu: “సుఖ్నా సరస్సు”
- Western Panjabi: “سخنا جھیل”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kishangarh and Bhagwānpura.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rock Garden of Chandigarh and Mansa Devi.
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