# Inya Lake > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Inya_Lake > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Inya_Lake.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inya_Lake > Source revision: 1335289236 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Citations missing|date=July 2021}}{{Infobox lake | name = Inya Lake | native_name ={{native name|my|အင်းလျားကန်}} | image = Inya Lake 19 Nov 2009.JPG|image_size=250px | alt = Image of Inya Lake | caption = Inya Lake | image_bathymetry = | caption_bathymetry = | location = [Yangon](/source/Yangon) | coords = {{coord|16|50|12.38|N|96|8|42.78|E|region:MM_type:waterbody|display=inline,title}} | type = [reservoir](/source/reservoir) | inflow = | outflow = piped to [Kandawgyi Lake](/source/Kandawgyi_Lake) | basin_countries = [Burma](/source/Burma) | length = |pushpin_map=Myanmar |pushpin_map_alt=Location of Inya Lake in Burma | width = | area = | depth = | max-depth = | volume = | cities = }} right|thumb|280px|A popular meeting place for couples '''Inya Lake''' ({{langx|my|အင်းလျားကန်}}, ''ʔīnyā kǎn'' {{IPA|my|ʔíɰ̃já kàɰ̃|}}; formerly, '''Lake Victoria''') is the largest lake in [Yangon](/source/Yangon), [Burma](/source/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](/source/Kaba_Aye_Pagoda) Road on the east. ==History== thumb|left|200px|Inya Lake Park grounds Inya Lake is an artificial lake created by the [British](/source/British_Burma) as a water reservoir between 1882 and 1883 in order to provide a water supply to Yangon.{{cite book | title=Transactions of the Seventh International Congress of Hygiene and Demography| url=https://archive.org/details/transactionssev00thgoog|year=1892| publisher=Eyre and Spottiswoode }} The lake was formed by joining small hills that surrounded creeks which formed during the monsoon season and was initially called Lake Victoria. A series of pipes and cables distributes water from Inya Lake to [Kandawgyi Lake](/source/Kandawgyi_Lake) near downtown Yangon. The area where the lake was created was initially known as Kokkine, a name which many locals continue to use to refer to the lake to this day. During [World War II](/source/World_War_II), the [Imperial Japanese Army](/source/Imperial_Japanese_Army) operated a weapons factory on the lakeshore disguised as a training school. Allied bombing of the factory has led to the occasional sunken artifact being retrieved from the bottom of the lake.{{cite web |title=Secrets of Inya Lake |url=https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/secrets-of-inya-lake/ |website=Frontier Myanmar |date=23 November 2024}} The Second [Far East Region](/source/Asia-Pacific_Scout_Region_(World_Organization_of_the_Scout_Movement))al Scout Conference was hosted by the University of Rangoon in 1960, with the First Far East [Professional Scouter](/source/Scout_Leader)s Training Conference held at ''[Inyale Camp](/source/Union_of_Burma_Boy_Scouts)'' on Inya Lake as an ancillary event. In 1958, the [Soviet Union](/source/Soviet_Union) premier [Nikita Khrushchev](/source/Nikita_Khrushchev) gifted Burma the [Inya Lake Hotel](/source/Inya_Lake_Hotel) after a state visit. The hotel opened in 1962. During the [socialist era](/source/Socialist_Republic_of_the_Union_of_Burma), dictator [Ne Win](/source/Ne_Win) was annoyed by loud music from a 1975 [Christmas](/source/Christmas) Eve party at the hotel and stormed the party, kicking the band's drums with eight soldiers. On 16 March 1988, following the killing of two students during the [pro-democracy demonstrations](/source/8888_Uprising), [student](/source/student)s marching on Prome Road (now Pyay Road) were confronted near Inya Lake by the ''Lon Htein'' [security force](/source/Police_in_Myanmar) [riot police](/source/riot_police) and many beaten to death or drowned. The lake was an epicenter of the protests because [Aung San Suu Kyi](/source/Aung_San_Suu_Kyi) had emerged as a leader of the resistance. On 4 May 2009, the American citizen [John William Yettaw](/source/John_William_Yettaw) trespassed upon the shoreline [residence](/source/54_University_Avenue) of Burmese political prisoner [Aung San Suu Kyi](/source/Aung_San_Suu_Kyi), who was at the time under [house arrest](/source/house_arrest). This was two weeks before her scheduled release on 27 May. They were both arrested after the incident. ==Exclusive area== thumb|right|250px|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 [Yangon University](/source/Yangon_University), much of the shoreline is some of the most expensive private property in the country. Lakefront properties include residences of [Aung San Suu Kyi](/source/Aung_San_Suu_Kyi), the late strongman [Ne Win](/source/Ne_Win), and the [United States ambassador](/source/United_States_Ambassador_to_Burma). 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== thumb|left|200px|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|date=October 2015}} Activities available to visitors include sailing and rowing. Yangon's premier sailing club is based on the lake. {{Clear}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==Further reading== *''History of Rangoon'', B. R. Pearn, American Baptist Missionary Press, 1939 *''Scouting 'Round the World'', [John S. Wilson](/source/J._S._Wilson), first edition, Blandford Press, 1959 ==External links== {{Commons category|Inya Lake}} * {{osmrelation|2641584}} * [https://www.flickr.com/photos/wagaung/sets/72157622783282653/ Morning Mist over Inya Lake] [Flickr](/source/Flickr) photos * [https://www.flickr.com/photos/wagaung/sets/72157623631126749/ Inya Lake Embankment Garden] [Flickr](/source/Flickr) photos Category:Lakes of Myanmar Category:Geography of Yangon Category:Scouting and Guiding in Myanmar Category:Tourist attractions in Yangon --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Inya Lake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inya_Lake) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inya_Lake?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.