Amir Kabir Dam
Amir Kabir dam, also known as Karaj dam, is a dam on the Karaj River in the Central Alborz mountain range of northern Iran. It is located 63 kilometres northwest of Tehran and 23 kilometres north of Karaj.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Karaj County, Iran
- Also known as: “Amir-Kabir Dam”, “Amirkabir Dam”, “Karaj Dam”, “Karaja Dam”, “Sadd-e Amir Kabir”, and “Sadd-e Karaj”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Amir Kabir Dam Lake.
Amir Kabir Dam Lake
Reservoir
Photo: ninara, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Amir Kabir Dam Lake is a reservoir, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Amir Kabir Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Khuzankola and Varian.
Khuzankola
Village
Photo: Alireza Javaheri, CC BY 3.0.
Khuzankola is a village in Adaran Rural District of Asara District in Karaj County, Alborz province, Iran.
Varian
Village
Photo: L1 alps, Public domain.
Varian is a village in Adaran Rural District of Asara District in Karaj County, Alborz province, Iran. Varian is situated 2½ km east of Amir Kabir Dam.
Aderan
Village
Adaran is a village in, and the capital of, Adaran Rural District in Asara District of Karaj County, Alborz province, Iran. Aderan is situated 3 km southwest of Amir Kabir Dam.
Amir Kabir Dam
- Categories: arch dam, concrete dam, and hydroelectric power station
- Location: Alborz, Western Iran, Iran, Middle East, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Amir Kabir Dam” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سد الأمير الكبير”
- Cebuano: “Sadd-e Amīr Kabīr”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد الامير الكبير”
- French: “Barrage de Karadj”
- French: “barrage de Karaj”
- French: “Barrage de karaj”
- German: “Amir-Kabir-Talsperre”
- German: “Karadsch-Damm”
- Hebrew: “סכר אמיר כביר”
- Indonesian: “Bendungan Amir Kabir”
- Italian: “diga di Amir Kabir”
- Japanese: “アミール・キャビール・ダム”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Amir Kabir-demninga”
- Persian: “دریاچه سد امیر کبیر”
- Persian: “دریاچهٔ سد امیر کبیر”
- Persian: “دریاچه سد امیرکبیر”
- Persian: “دریاچهٔ سد امیرکبیر”
- Persian: “سد امير كبير”
- Persian: “سد امیر کبیر”
- Persian: “سد امیرکبیر”
- Persian: “سد کرج”
- Persian: “سدکرج”
- Swedish: “Sadd-e Amīr Kabīr”
- Turkish: “Amir kabir barajı”
- Turkish: “Amir Kabir Barajı”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Амір-Кабір”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ādarān and Kushk-e Bala.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Darsar and Aspī Sang.
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