Nam Van Lake

The Nam Van Lake is a man-made lake in , Macau. It is one of two man made lakes in Macau. It is located at the southern end of . The lake was once part of a bay, created when the causeway partially closed off the bay.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in Macau
  • Also known as: Baía Praia da Grande”, “Enseada Praia Grande”, “Nam Wan”, “Nan Wan”, “Nan Wan Hu”, “Nan Wan Hu - Nam Van lake”, “Nan Wan Rengong Hu”, “Nan-huan”, and “Praia Grande

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grand Lisboa and Casino Lisboa.

Casino
is a 47-floor, 261-metre-tall hotel in , . It is owned and operated by Sociedade de Jogos de Macau and was designed by architects Dennis Lau and Ng Chun Man with the interiors created by Khuan Chew, Design Principal of KCA International.

Casino
is an integrated resort located in , , operated by SJM Holdings. This three-storey complex was built in late 1960s. The original casino and the 12-storey round hotel tower were built in 1970 by Stanley Ho, Teddy Yip, Yip Hon and Henry Fok.

The Ruins of Saint Paul's are the remnants of a 17th-century Catholic religious complex in , . They include what was originally St. Paul's College and the Church of St.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grand Beach and São Lourenço.

Quarter
Praia Grande Bay or Nam Van, officially known as Ou Mun, is a bay in Macau. Located on the east side of the , it served as the chief promenade in Macau.

Suburb
Photo: WiNG, CC BY 3.0.
is a civil parish of . It is located in the southwestern of and named after Lawrence of Rome. This parish was one of five in the former Municipality of Macau, one of Macau's two municipalities that were abolished on 31 December 2001 by Law No.

Suburb
is a southeast civil parish in the of . It is the second largest peninsular district in after the civil parish of Nossa Senhora de Fátima.

Nam Van Lake

Latitude
22.18639° or 22° 11′ 11″ north
Longitude
113.54111° or 113° 32′ 28″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
7PJM5GPR+HC
Geo­Names ID
1821268
Wiki­data ID
Q6961151
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Nam Van Lake” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 南湾
  • Chinese: 南湾人工湖
  • Chinese: 南湾湖
  • Chinese: 南灣湖
  • Dutch: Nam Vanmeer
  • Panjabi: ਨਾਮ ਵਾਨ ਝੀਲ
  • Polish: Nam Van
  • Portuguese: Baía da Praia Grande
  • Portuguese: Lago Nam Van
  • Russian: Нам-Вань
  • Ukrainian: Нам Ван (озеро)
  • Ukrainian: Нам Ван
  • Urdu: نام وان جھیل

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Parque Infantil and Penha Hill.

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