Bulbule Lake

Bulbule Lake (Nepali: बुलबुले ताल) is a lake in Birendranagar, Karnali Province, Nepal.^[1][2] Bulbule lake owes its name to the way water bubbles from its spring, before it can be seen emanating from a series of stone spouts.^[3][4]

Stone spouts at Bulbule Lake

Bulbule Lake
बुलबुले ताल (Nepali)
Bulbule Lake in 2016
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Location	Birendranagar, Karnali Province, Nepal
Coordinates	28°34′53″N 81°37′10″E
Type	Lake

Bulbule Lake is currently undergoing an expansion project; it will be expanded from 12,000 meters square to 28,500 meters square.^[5][3] The expansion will cost about 20 million Nepalese rupees.^[6]

The Nepali song "Surkhetma Bulbule Taal" was inspired by this lake and parts of the song were filmed in the Bulbule Lake.^[1][7]

References

1. Katuwal, Jyotee (24 August 2019). "Here are five places you should visit in Surkhet". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
2. Bandhu Thapa, Bharat (19 December 2020). "Surkhet is not only a gateway to Rara. These are the places you should visit there". OnlineKhabar. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
3. Adhikari, Prakash (6 September 2021). "Bulbule Taal to be expanded". The Rising Nepal. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
4. Bulbule Lake by Surendra, Land Nepal, 15 July 2021, retrieved 21 March 2022
5. Khadka, PB (11 January 2021). "बुलबुले विस्तार तर व्यवस्थापन नहुँदा जताततै फोहोर, 'पानी नै छैन, ताल रे!'". PahiloPost (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
6. Shahi, Deepak Jung (26 December 2020). "बुलबुलेको स्वरूप फेरिँदै (तस्विरहरू)". Setopati (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
7. Bandhu Thapa, Bharat (17 September 2016). "सुर्खेतमा बुलबुले ताल …". Online Khabar (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.