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Haleji Lake

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Khan, M.Z.; Abbas, D.; Ghalib, S.A.; Yasmeen, R.; Siddiqui, S.; Mehmood, N.; Zehra, A.; Begum, A.; Jabeen, T.; Yasmeen, G.; Latif, T.A. (2012). "Effects of environmental pollution on aquatic vertebrates and inventories of Haleji and Keenjhar Lakes: Ramsar Sites".
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of Sindh Province decided to increase the capacity of the lake by introducing a feeder canal from the
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until the 1930s and was converted into a reservoir to provide additional water to Karachi. During
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Haleji Lake is a wintering site for native and migratory waterfowl such as
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Haleji Lake is located in Sindh
Thatta District
Sindh
Pakistan
24°48′22″N 67°46′44″E / 24.806°N 67.779°E / 24.806; 67.779
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Thatta
Karachi
Ramsar Wetland
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Thatta District
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