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One of the best places to witness the sunset in Ahmedabad is the Kankaria Lake. The polygonal lake (it has approx. 34 sides) with intricate sluice gates was created by the Sultans. It has an island garden, called Nagina wadi. The lake attracts good birdlife. Sultan Qutab-ud-din built this in 1451.

Best time to visit

Late evening is the best time to spend an hour at this lake.

The whole area is being redeveloped in partnership with a private sector company. Once frequented by Emperor Jehangir and Empress Noor Jahan, it is now a local picnic spot. There's a huge zoo and children's park by the lake, and the Ghattamendal pavilion in the center houses an aquarium. The entire Kankaria area with the introduction of open air theatre and children's garden is known as 'Balvatika'.

Child’s attraction

The Kamla Nehru hill garden zoological park just beside the lake is well known for its albino animals, specially a breeding stock of albino porcupines. It also has a huge number of birds, mammals and reptiles. The Natural history museum has dioramas of wildlife scenes and stuffed birds including a pair of rare Great Indian bustards.