Chirkey Dam
The Chirkey Dam is an arch dam on the Sulak River in Dagestan, Russia. The main purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production, and it supports a 1,000 MW power station.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zubutli and Dubki.
Zubutli
Village
Photo: Takhirgeran Umar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zubutli is a village, which is situated 5 km northwest of Chirkey Dam.
Dubki
Town
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Dubki is an urban locality in Kazbekovsky District of the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 5,202. Dubki is situated 6 km northwest of Chirkey Dam.
Akaytalay
Village
Akaytala is a rural locality in Buynaksky District, Republic of Dagestan, Russia. The population was 688 as of 2010. There are 8 streets. Akaytalay is situated 8 km northeast of Chirkey Dam.
Chirkey Dam
- Type: Hydroelectric power station
- Description: HES in Russia
- Categories: arch dam, hydroelectric power station, and industry
- Location: Dagestan, North Caucasus, Southern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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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”
Localities in the Area
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