Zayanderud Dam

Zayanderud Dam, also spelled Zayandeh Rud Dam and formerly known as the Shah Abbas the Great Dam, is an arch dam on the Zayandeh River about 10 km east of , Iran.
  • Dam
  • …lies at an elevation of 2,063 metres (6,768 feet)
  • …dates from 1971
  • Description: dam in Chadegan County, Iran
  • Also known as
    “Chadegan Dam”
    “Chah Abbas Kabir”
    “Sadd-e Shāh ‘Abbās-e Kabīr”
    “Sadd-e Zāyandeh Rūd”
    “Shah Abbas Dam”
    “Shah Abbas Kabir”
    “Shah Abbas Kabir Dam”
    “Shah-Abbas”
    “Zayandeh Dam”
    “Zayandeh Rud Dam”
    “تاج سد زاینده رود”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abadchi, Iran and Hojjatabad.
Village
Abadchi is a village in Kabutarsorkh Rural District… is situated 2½ km north of Zayanderud Dam.
Village
is a village in Kabutarsorkh Rural District… is situated 6 km east of Zayanderud Dam.
Village
is a village in Zarrin Rural District… is situated 7 km southeast of Zayanderud Dam.
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Latitude
32.73372° or 32° 44′ 1″ north
Longitude
50.73761° or 50° 44′ 15″ east
Open location code
8H4GPPMQ+F2
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Italian to Ukrainian—“Zayanderud Dam” goes by many names.
diga dello ZaiandèItalian
ザーヤンデルード・ダムJapanese
دریاچهٔ سد زایندهٔ رودPersian
سد چادگانPersian
سد زایندهٔ رودPersian
Zayandeh RuddammenSwedish
ГЕС ЗаяндерудUkrainian

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