Jebel Aulia Dam

The Jebal Aulia Dam is a dam on the near , . Its construction began in 1933 and was completed in 1937. When completed it was the largest dam in the world.
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  • Dam
  • …lies at an elevation of around 380 metres (1,240 feet)
  • Description: dam in Sudan
  • Also known as
    “`Khazan Jabal Awlya”
    “Gebel Aulia”
    “Jabal Awliya Dam”
    “Jebel Auliya White Nile Dam”
    “Khazzān Jabal al Awliyā‘”
    “Khazzān Jabal Awliyā’”
    “White Nile Dam”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jebel Aulia.
Town
Jabal Awliya is a village in the north-central part of , about 40 km south of . is situated 4½ km east of Jebel Aulia Dam.

Jebel Aulia Dam

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Latitude
15.2381° or 15° 14′ 17″ north
Longitude
32.4689° or 32° 28′ 8″ east
Open location code
7G7J6FQ9+6H
Geo­Names ID
373467
Wiki­data ID
Q2885151

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swahili—“Jebel Aulia Dam” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “خزان جبل أولياء”
  • Cebuano: “‘Khazan Jabal Awlya”
  • French: “Barrage de Djebel Aulia”
  • French: “barrage de Jebel Aulia”
  • German: “Jebel-Aulia-Damm”
  • Hausa: “Dam din Jebel Aulia”
  • Hebrew: “סכר ג’בל אוליה”
  • Italian: “diga di Jebel Aulia”
  • Japanese: “ジェベル・アウリア・ダム”
  • Somali: “Biyo xireenka Jebel Aulia”
  • Spanish: “Embalse de Jebel Aulia”
  • Swahili: “Bwawa la Jebel Aulia”

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