Taleqan Dam
Taleqan Dam is a hydroelectric dam in Iran with an installed electricity generating capability of 18 MW. It is one of the five main water sources for the Tehran metropolitan. it is situated in Alborz Province. downstream of Alborz province and incorporates a pipe line to Hashtgerd.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Nimadavoudi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Taleghan County, Iran
- Also known as: “Sadd-e Taleqan”, “Talaqan Dam”, and “Taleghan Dam”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rowshanabdar and Shahrasar.
Rowshanabdar
Village
Photo: Alireza Javaheri, CC BY 3.0.
Rowshnabdar is a village in Pain Taleqan Rural District of the Central District in Taleqan County, Alborz province, Iran.
Shahrasar
Village
Shahrasar is a village in, and the capital of, Pain Taleqan Rural District in the Central District of Taleqan County, Alborz province, Iran.
Takyeh-ye Naveh
Village
Photo: مصطفي اميرخاني, CC BY 3.0.
Takyeh-ye Naveh is a village in Pain Taleqan Rural District of the Central District in Taleqan County, Alborz province, Iran. Takyeh-ye Naveh is situated 2½ km west of Taleqan Dam.
Taleqan Dam
- Categories: embankment dam, earth-fill dam, and hydroelectric power station
- Location: Alborz, Western Iran, Iran, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.18915° or 36° 11′ 21″ northLongitude
50.63507° or 50° 38′ 6″ eastElevation
1,692 metres (5,551 feet)Open location code
8H8G5JQP+M2OpenStreetMap ID
way 1393764997OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Taleqan Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sadd-e Ţāleqān”
- French: “Barrage de Taléghan”
- Hebrew: “סכר טאלקאן”
- Hebrew: “סכר טלקאן”
- Italian: “diga di Talaqan”
- Persian: “دریاچه سد طالقان”
- Persian: “دریاچهٔ سد طالقان”
- Persian: “سد طالقان”
- Persian: “سَدِّ طالِقان”
- Persian: “سد مخزنی طالقان”
- Swedish: “Sadd-e Ţāleqān”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nesa-ye Sofla and Sang Bon.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as محل چادر زدن و شنا and محل خانوادگی پیک نیک.
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