| Rih Dil | |
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  Rih Dil | |
| Location | Chin State, Myanmar |
| Coordinates | 23°20′24″N 93°23′06″E / 23.340°N 93.385°E |
| Type | Natural |
| Basin countries | Myanmar |
| Max. length | 1 mi (1.6 km) |
| Max. width | 0.5 mi (0.80 km) |
Rih Dil (lit. 'Rih Lake') is a natural lake located in northwestern Chin State in Myanmar. It lies at about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Zokhawthar, the nearest village situated at an Indo-Burma border. It has a heart-shaped outline. It is about 1 mile (1.6 km) in length, .5 miles (0.80 km) in width, about 3 miles (4.8 km) in circumference and about 60 feet (18 m) in depth.[1]
Rih Dil occupies an important status in the traditional religion and folktales of the Chin people, including the Zomi, Laimi, and Mizo. According to the ancestors of these tribes, the lake was a corridor to their heaven called Pialral. All souls destined to Pialral must pass through the lake.[2] Due to its cultural importance is often referred to as "the largest lake of Mizoram is Rih Dil, which is but in Burma (Myanmar)."[3][4]
- ^ "Rih". Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ Vanlallawma, C. (2009). "Mizos and the After-life". Indian Folklife. 34: 6–7.
- ^ "Rih Dil". Department of Tourism, State Government of Mizoram. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ^ Shailendra (15 April 2010). "Rih Dil -Thlafam leng kaina…" [Rih Dil - where spirits roam...]. misual.com (in Mizo). Retrieved 23 March 2014.