The Putrajaya Lake ( ms, Tasik Putrajaya) is a lake located at the centre of

Putrajaya Putrajaya (), officially the Federal Territory of Putrajaya ( ms, Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya), is a planned capital city which functions as the administrative capital and the judicial capital of Malaysia. The seat of the federal government ...

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

, roughly 33 kilometres south of

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. This 650-hectare man-made lake is designed to act as a natural cooling system for the city and also for recreation, fishing, water sports and water

transport Transport (in British English), or transportation (in American English), is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipeline, an ...

. The lake and its surrounding areas form Putrajaya’s most popular resource for informal recreation as a waterfront city. The lake has an average depth of 6.60 metres and a catchment area of 50.9 square kilometres. The well-known

Putra Mosque The Putra Mosque ( ms, Masjid Putra) is the principal mosque of Putrajaya, Malaysia. Construction of the mosque began in 1997 and was completed two years later. It is located on Putra Square and is adjacent to man-made Putrajaya Lake. The pin ...

(Pink Mosque),

Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque The Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque ( ms, Masjid Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin) or the Iron Mosque ( ms, Masjid Besi) is the second principal mosque in Putrajaya, Malaysia after Putra Mosque. It is located in Putrajaya's Precinct 3, opposite th ...

(Iron Mosque), and

Millennium Monument (Malaysia) Millennium Monument ( ms, Monumen Alaf Baru) is a national monument in Putrajaya, Malaysia which is analogous to the Washington Monument The Washington Monument is an obelisk shaped building within the National Mall in Washington, D.C., ...

are located on its shores.

Activities

In 2017, the lake was one of the venues for the 29th

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, when Malaysia served as host. On 26 September 2004, the

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was held on this lake for the first time (third time hosted by

). In 2005, Putrajaya hosted the Asian

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Championships. Between 17 and 19 May 2014, it hosted the second round of the

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*{{commonscat-inline Geography of Putrajaya Lakes of Malaysia Tourist attractions in Putrajaya

Activities

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