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{{Infobox lake
| native_name = అమీనాపూర్ చెరువు
| location = [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
| image = Ameenpur Lake View.jpg
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| area = {{convert|93|acre|km2|abbr=on}}
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| elevation = {{convert|530|m|ft}}
| frozen = Never
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'''Ameenpur''' is a small [[lake]] in [[Sangareddy district|Sangareddy District]] in the Indian state of Telangana and on the edge of the city of [[Hyderabad]]. It is the first [[body of water]] in India to be recognised as a Biodiversity Heritage Site and is the first [[biodiversity]] site to be approved in an urban area.<ref name="EarthMag"/>

== Description ==
Ameenpur Lake is on the northwestern fringes of Hyderabad and is a man-made lake that was reportedly constructed more than 300 years ago during the reign of [[Ibrahim Qutb Shah]] (1550–1580 AD) by a courtier, Abdul Qadir Amin Khan of [[Patancheru]], to irrigate his gardens. The garden no longer exists, but the lake has survived.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nanisetti |first=Serish |date= 1 November 2018|title= Who moved my arch |url= https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/living-hyderabad-who-moved-my-arch/article25387726.ece|language=en |work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Hyderabad |access-date=12 November 2018}}</ref> The lake is surrounded by undulating terrain with rocky outcrops and rocky formations which lie in the midst of an urban sprawl, surrounded by factories, villages, and modern apartments.<ref name=SB/>

Ameenpur once occupied an area of more than {{convert|300|acre|km2|abbr=on}} but, due to encroachment, the lake currently covers an area of {{convert|93|acre|km2|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite news |last= Nanisetti|first=Serish |date= 3 June 2017|title= First Biodiversity Heritage Site in India: fish for everyone |url= https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/fish-for-everyone/article18712907.ece|language=en |work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Hyderabad |access-date=9 November 2018}}</ref>

== Wildlife ==
Various resident and migratory birds, such as flamingos, egrets, herons, cormorants, kingfishers, and river terns, visit the lake. Ameenpur Lake is a major spot for birdwatchers in Hyderabad.<ref name="EarthMag"/><ref>
*{{cite news |last= V|first=Rishi Kumar |date= 6 November 2016|title= Ameenpur lake gets biodiversity heritage tag |url= https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/variety/ameenpur-lake-gets-biodiversity-heritage-tag/article9312260.ece|language=en |work=[[Business Line]]|location=Hyderabad |access-date=9 November 2018}}
*{{cite web |url= https://www.gktoday.in/gk/ameenpur-lake/|title=Ameenpur Lake |date=12 April 2018 |publisher= GKTODAY|access-date=9 November 2018 }}</ref> 

In 2017 it was reported that the lake was home to 8 species of mammals, 166 birds, 45 herpetofauna (12 amphibians and 34 reptiles), 9 species of fish, and 143 invertebrates (26 aquatic beetles, 41 butterflies, 18 odonates, 25 arachnids, and 33 other invertebrates).<ref name="FaunaJournal"/>

==Gallery==
<gallery caption="Ameenpur Lake" mode="packed">
File:Get set go flamingo.jpg|Flamingos at Ameenpur
File:Cormorant and Black-winged stilts.jpg|Black-winged stilts and a Cormorant at Ameenpur lake
File:Grey Heron, Ameenpur Lake, India.jpg|Grey Heron waiting for sunrise at Ameenpur lake
File:Spot Billed Pelican at Ameenpur lake.jpg|Spot Billed Pelican
File:Greater Flamingos at Ameenpur lake.jpg|Greater Flamingos
File:Pied Kingfisher at Ameenpur lake.jpg|Pied Kingfisher
File:Black-tailed godwit at Ameenpur lake.jpg|Black-tailed godwit
File:Wood Sandpiper, Ameenpur Lake, India.jpg|Stilt Sandpiper
File:Indian Pond Heron, Ameenpur Lake, India.jpg|Striated heron having a quick meal
File:Painted Storks, Ameenpur Lake, India.jpg|Wood storks
</gallery>

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== Biodiversity site ==
Ameenpur was declared as a Biodiversity Heritage Site in November 2016 by the [[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change|Ministry of Environment]] under the Biological Diversity Act 2002<ref name="EarthMag"/><ref>{{cite news |date= 5 June 2017|title= Ameenpur lake declared Biodiversity Heritage Site |url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Ameenpur-lake-declared-Biodiversity-Heritage-Site/articleshow/55258450.cms|language=en |work=[[The Times of India]]|location=Hyderabad |access-date=9 November 2018}}</ref> because of the large number of migratory birds that thrive there.<ref name=SB>{{cite book |last= Bhagwat|first=Shonil |date= 2018|title=Conservation and Development in India: Reimagining Wilderness |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=wlFHDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT29&dq=ameenpur+lake&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi4wqKa5MbeAhUGsI8KHXOtALAQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q&f=false|publisher= Routledge|page=11|isbn= 978-1-317-41353-0}}</ref>

== Tourism ==
Ameenpur is ranked by [[TripAdvisor]] as 143rd of 242 things to do in Hyderabad.<ref>[https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g297586-d8830843-Reviews-Ameenpur_Lake-Hyderabad_Hyderabad_District_Telangana.html ''Ameenpur Lake''] at www.tripadvisor.co.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2018</ref>

== References ==
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<ref name=FaunaJournal>{{cite journal |last1= G|first1=Sailu|last2=Laxmi Narayana |first2= B|title=Faunal diversity of Ameenpur Lake, Telangana state, India: A biodiversity heritage site|url=http://www.entomoljournal.com/archives/2017/vol5issue1/PartH/4-6-95-567.pdf |access-date=9 November 2018|format=pdf |department= Telangana State Biodiversity Board |journal= Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies|publication-date=12 December 2016}}</ref>

<ref name=EarthMag>{{cite web |date= 21 June 2017|title= India's First Urban Biodiversity Heritage Site – A Ray of Hope for Lake Conservationists|url=http://www.earthamag.org/stories/2017/6/21/indias-first-urban-biodiversity-heritage-tag-a-ray-of-hope-for-lake-conservationists|language=en |work=Eartha |access-date=5 November 2018}}</ref>

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[[Category:Heritage structures in Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Lakes of Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Biodiversity Heritage Sites of India]]

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