Assiut Barrage
The Assiut Barrage is a dam on the Nile River in the city of Assiut in Upper Egypt. It was completed in 1903.
Photo: MontyofEgypt, Public domain.
Photo: MontyofEgypt, Public domain.- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Egypt
- Also known as: “Asyut Barrage” and “Qanatir Asyut”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Assiut and Abnub.
Abnub
Village
Abnub is a city in Egypt. It is located on the east… Abnub is situated 8 km north of Assiut Barrage.
Assiut Barrage
- Category: run-of-river hydroelectric power station
- Location: Asyut Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
27.2° or 27° 12′ north
Longitude
31.18333° or 31° 11′ east
Elevation
58 metres (190 feet)
Open location code
7GVH652M+28
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Assiut Barrage” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قناطر أسيوط”
- Cebuano: “Qanāţir Asyūţ”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قناطر اسيوط”
- French: “barrage d’Assiout”
- French: “Nouveau barrage d’Assiout”
- German: “Asyut-Stauwehr”
- Hausa: “Rashin Tsaro”
- Hebrew: “מחסום אסיוט”
- Persian: “اسیوط براج”
- Somali: “Biyo xireenka Assiut”
- Swedish: “Qanāţir Asyūţ”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Асьют”
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