Chirkey Dam

The Chirkey Dam is an arch dam on the Sulak River in , . The main purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production, and it supports a 1,000 MW power station.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zubutli and Dubki.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 5 km northwest of Chirkey Dam.

Town
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is an urban locality in of the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 5,202. is situated 6 km northwest of Chirkey Dam.

Village
Akaytala is a rural locality in , Republic of Dagestan, Russia. The population was 688 as of 2010. There are 8 streets. is situated 8 km northeast of Chirkey Dam.

Chirkey Dam

Latitude
42.97709° or 42° 58′ 38″ north
Longitude
46.87127° or 46° 52′ 17″ east
Elevation
334 metres (1,096 feet)
Open location code
8HJ8XVGC+RG
Geo­Names ID
858706
Wiki­data ID
Q117578
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Chirkey Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Chirkeyskaya Gidroelektrostantsiya”
  • Cebuano: “Чиркейская Гидроэлектростанция”
  • Chinese: “Chirkey水壩”
  • Chinese: “奇尔克伊水库”
  • Chinese: “契尔克坝”
  • Chinese: “契爾克壩”
  • Dutch: “Tsjirkeyskaja GES”
  • French: “barrage de Tchirkeïsk”
  • French: “Barrage de Tchirkeïsk”
  • German: “Tschirkei-Talsperre”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Tsjirkej-demningen”
  • Norwegian: “Tsjirkej-demningen”
  • Persian: “سد چیرکی”
  • Polish: “Czyrkiejska Elektrownia Wodna”
  • Russian: “Чиркейская Гидроэлектростанция”
  • Russian: “Чиркейская ГЭС”
  • Ukrainian: “Чиркейська ГЕС”

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