Inya Lake

Coordinates: 16°50′12.38″N 96°8′42.78″E / 16.8367722°N 96.1452167°E / 16.8367722; 96.1452167
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A popular meeting place for couples

Inya Lake (

Burma (Myanmar), a popular recreational area for Yangonites, and a famous location for romance in popular culture. Located 6 miles (10 km) north of downtown Yangon, Inya Lake is bounded by Parami Road on the north, Pyay Road on the west, Inya Road on the southwest, University Avenue on the south, and Kaba Aye Pagoda
Road on the east.

History

Inya Lake Park grounds

Inya Lake is an artificial lake created by the

British as a water reservoir between 1882 and 1883 in order to provide a water supply to Yangon.[1] The lake was formed by joining small hills that surrounded creeks which formed during the monsoon season.[1] A series of pipes and cables distributes water from Inya Lake to Kandawgyi Lake
near downtown Yangon.

The Second

Inyale Camp
on Inya Lake as an ancillary event.

On 16 March 1988, following the killing of two students during the

security force riot police
and many beaten to death or drowned.

On 4 May 2009, the American citizen

John William Yettaw trespassed upon the shoreline residence of Burmese political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi, at the time under house arrest
. This was two weeks before her scheduled release on 27 May. They were both arrested after the incident.

Exclusive area

Inya Lake embankment – a popular location

The area surrounding Inya Lake is one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in Yangon. Except for a public park on the southwestern bank by

United States ambassador
.

Public access to the lake is available through Kaba Aye Pagoda Road, and most popularly, through Inya Road and Pyay Road, next to Yangon University. It takes about two hours to circle the lake on foot.

Inya Lake Park

Inyale from Pyay Road

Located next to Yangon University, the 37-acre (15-hectare) park is most well known as a romantic dating area for the university students, and is chronicled many times over in Burmese popular culture (novels, movies, songs, etc.)[citation needed] Activities available to visitors include sailing and rowing. Yangon's premier sailing club is based on the lake.

References

  1. ^ a b Transactions of the Seventh International Congress of Hygiene and Demography. Eyre and Spottiswoode. 1892.

Further reading

  • History of Rangoon, B. R. Pearn, American Baptist Missionary Press, 1939
  • Scouting 'Round the World, John S. Wilson, first edition, Blandford Press, 1959

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