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

Putrajaya Putrajaya (), officially the Federal Territory of Putrajaya (), is the administrative centre of Malaysia. The Seat of government, seat of the Government of Malaysia, federal government of Malaysia was moved in 1999 from Kuala Lumpur to Putrajay ...

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

, roughly 33 kilometres south of

Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a Federal Territories of Malaysia, federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of with a census population ...

. 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 Motion, movement of humans, animals, and cargo, goods from one location to another. Mode of transport, Modes of transport include aviation, air, land tr ...

. 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 (; Jawi: ) 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 pink-dome ...

(Pink Mosque),

Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque The Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque (; Jawi: ) or the Iron Mosque () is the second principal mosque in Putrajaya, Malaysia after Putra Mosque. It is located in Putrajaya's Precinct 3, opposite the Palace of Justice and next to Islamic Compl ...

(Iron Mosque), and Millennium Monument (Malaysia) 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

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