Sefidrud Dam

Sefidrud Dam is a buttress dam on the Sefīd-Rūd in the mountain range, located near in Gilan Province, northern . It was constructed to store water for irrigation and hydroelectric power generation.
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  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam in Rudbar County, Iran
  • Also known as: “Chahbanou Farah”, “Manjil Dam”, “Sadd-e Manjil”, “Sadd-e Manjīl”, “Sadd-e Safīd Rūd”, “Sadd-e Sefīd Rūd”, “Sadd-e Shahbānū Faraḩ”, “Safid-Rud Dam”, “Safidrud Dam”, “Sefīd-Rud”, “Sefid-Rud Dam”, “Shahbano Farah Dam”, “Shahbanoo-Farah”, “Shahbanu Farah”, and “Shahbanu Farah Dam”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Manjil and Kalashtar.

Town
is a city in the Central District of Rudbar County, province, .

Village
is a suburb of city, and a village in Rural District of the Central District in Rudbar County, province, . It was the former seat of the rural district. is situated 4½ km northeast of Sefidrud Dam.

Town
Photo: HKL135, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in the Central District of County, , , serving as capital of both the county and the district. is situated 8 km northeast of Sefidrud Dam.

Sefidrud Dam

Latitude
36.75895° or 36° 45′ 32″ north
Longitude
49.38799° or 49° 23′ 17″ east
Elevation
213 metres (699 feet)
Inception
1962
Operator
Gilan Regional Water Authority
Open location code
8H8FQ95Q+H5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 358326125
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
66756
Wiki­data ID
Q1163313
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Sefidrud Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Sadd-e Sefīd Rūd”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سد سفردود”
  • French: “barrage de Sefid Roud”
  • French: “Barrage de Sefid Roud”
  • German: “Sefid-Rud-Talsperre”
  • Italian: “diga di Manjil”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sefid Rud-demningen”
  • Norwegian: “Sefid Rud-demningen”
  • Persian: “دریاچه سد سفیدرود”
  • Persian: “دریاچهٔ سد سفیدرود”
  • Persian: “سد سفید رود”
  • Persian: “سد سفیدرود”
  • Persian: “سد منجیل”
  • Swedish: “Sadd-e Sefīd Rūd”
  • Ukrainian: “ГЕС Манджил”

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