Twenty one in-built semi-circular shape small masonry dams. (Hyderabad)

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"The highlight of the Mir Alam tank is its structure which has twenty one in-built, small masonry dams that are semi-circular shape. Its origin can be dated back to Mir Alam, the Prime Minister of the region who laid the foundation for the dam in 1804. The dam construction was completed in two years. He commissioned the army to construct it using the reward which he received from the Nizam for winning the fourth Mysore War against Tipu Sultan. The Frenchman, Michel Joachim Marie Raymond, to whom the Hyderabad’s Raymond Tomb was dedicated is said to have had a major role in its planning." www.hyderabad.org.uk/excursions/mir-alam-tank.html
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Coordinates:   17°20'54"N   78°26'31"E
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