Tasik Kenyir is located on the River Kenyir, Terengganu is the largest lake ever built by humans to generate electric power in Southeast Asia. The lake has an area of 2.600 square km and contains 340 small islands.
Since the existence of the dam here, especially the area surrounding Kuala Berang has begun well known by people from within or outside the state. The lake is a popular tourist places in Terengganu since its existence. It was completed in 1988.
Kenyir Lake has drowned several villages and forests. Many wild animals have been saved during the construction of this dam. Construction of dams has been to create economic returns to the majority of the population are farmers. Indirectly, people here can raise their social status. Tourist arrivals here in the famous corn has increased manisnya Kuala Berang town name in the eyes of outsiders who formerly known as 'dead city'.
On September 29, 2009, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Datuk Rohani Abdul Karim received information that the lake has a red dragon fish / Arapaima gigas 30 and weighing 50 kilograms. Fish from South America may be released in this man-made lakes.
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