Rih Dil

Rih Dil
Rih Dil
LocationChin State, Myanmar
Coordinates23°20′24″N 93°23′06″E / 23.340°N 93.385°E / 23.340; 93.385
TypeNatural
Basin countriesMyanmar
Max. length1 mi (1.6 km)
Max. width0.5 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.

Rih Dil occupies an important status in the traditional religion and narratives of the Chin people, which include the Zomi, Laimi, and Mizo. According to the ancestors of these tribes, the lake was a corridor to heaven called Pialral. All souls destined to Pialral must pass through the lake. Due to its cultural importance is often referred to as "the largest lake of Mizoram is Rih Dil, which is but in Burma (Myanmar)."