title: Ramsagar
text: # Ramsagar
  
  Ramsagar (Bengali: রামসাগর), located in the village Tajpur in Dinajpur District. It is the most-frequently visited tourist destination in Dinajpur.
  
  ## Location
  
  It is situated about 8 kilometers south of the Dinajpur town.
  
  ## Description
  
  The lake is about 1,079 meters long from north to south, and 192.6 meters wide from east to west. It was created in the mid-1750s, funded by Raja Ram Nath, after whom the lake is named. The excavation cost 30,000 taka at that time, and about 1.5 million labourers took part in the project.
  
  