Kainji Lake

Kainji National Park is one of the largest parks in , sprawling across over 5,000 km2. The recreation centre incorporates three unmistakable areas: a piece of Kainji Lake where fishing is limited, the Borgu Game Reserve toward the west of the lake, and the Zugurma Game Reserve toward the southeast.
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  • Reservoir
  • …has a surface elevation of 150 metres (492 feet)
  • …is also known as “Kainji Reservoir”
  • Description: reservoir in Nigeria

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kainji National Park.
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is one of the largest parks in , sprawling across over 5,000 km2.

Kainji Lake

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Latitude
10.39417° or 10° 23′ 39″ north
Longitude
4.55556° or 4° 33′ 20″ east
Open location code
7F269HV4+M6
Geo­Names ID
2335566
Wiki­data ID
Q770141

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yoruba—“Kainji Lake” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بحيرة كاينجي”
  • Catalan: “Llac Kainji”
  • Chinese: “卡因吉壩”
  • Chinese: “卡因吉大坝”
  • Chinese: “卡因吉大壩”
  • Danish: “Kainji”
  • Dutch: “Kainji Lake”
  • Esperanto: “Kainji”
  • French: “Barrage du Kainji”
  • French: “Lac Kainji”
  • Georgian: “კაინჯი”
  • German: “Kainji-Stausee”
  • Hausa: “Tafkin Kainji”
  • Hausa: “Tushen ruwa”
  • Igala: “Kainji Lake”
  • Igbo: “Isi mmiri”
  • Igbo: “Kainji Lake”
  • Indonesian: “Danau Kainji”
  • Italian: “Lago Kainji”
  • Japanese: “カインジ湖”
  • Lithuanian: “Kaindžio tvenkinys”
  • Nigerian Pidgin: “Kainji Lake”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kainji-demningen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kainji”
  • Polish: “Kaindżi”
  • Polish: “Kainji”
  • Portuguese: “Lago Cainji”
  • Portuguese: “Lago Kainji”
  • Russian: “Каинджи”
  • Spanish: “Lago Kainji”
  • Swahili: “Ziwa Kainji”
  • Swedish: “Kainji”
  • Ukrainian: “Каїнджі”
  • Yoruba: “Kanji lake”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Foge Island and Agwarra Hills.

Nigeria: Highlights

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