Mir Alam Tank Lake

Mir Alam Tank is a small lake in Hyderabad. The tranquil surroundings of Mir Alam Tank will bewitch you by its ethereal beauty.

Mir Alam Tank is 16 kilometers distant from Hyderabad. The nearest landmark to Mir Alam Tank is Nehru Zoological Park.

Mir Alam Tank of Hyderabad is a very popular tourist spot. Other than its beautiful surrounding, the construction of Mir Alam Tank attracts substantial number of sightseers to the place.

The unique feature of the tank is that the structure of the man made water body has 21 in-built small masonry dams. The masonry dams are semi-circular in shape.

The nomenclature of Mir Alam Tank in Hyderabad betrays its origin to Mir Alam, the builder of the tank. The Mir Alam Tank was built during the early 19th Century.

At that time Mir Alam was the Prime Minister of the region. Mir Alam laid the foundation of the tank on July 20, 1804. It was completed in 2 years.

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