Qutub-ud-din Aibak constructed a lake in Maninagar area of Ahmedabad during the Sultanate Age.
The lake was called ‘Hauj-e-Qutub’ or ‘Qutub Hajj.
Later, the lake became famous as Kankaria Lake.
Today, Kankaria is a place of tourist interest due to its recreational activities like children’s gardens, a boat club, natural history museum, a zoo and numerous parks like the ‘Bal Vatika’.