Kariba Dam
The Kariba Dam is a double curvature concrete arch dam in the Kariba Gorge of the Zambezi river basin between Zambia and Zimbabwe. The dam stands 128 metres tall and 579 metres long.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kariba and Siavonga.
Kariba
Photo: SuSanA Secretariat, CC BY 2.0.
Kariba is a resort town in Mashonaland West province, Zimbabwe, located close to the Kariba Dam at the north-eastern end of Lake Kariba, near the Zambian border.
Siavonga
Photo: Mundia Wamunyima, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Siavonga is a city in Zambia, probably best known for being a place to refuel and getting some connection on your cellphone. This is the closest most Zambians will ever get to a seaside town or resort…
Kariba Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam on the Zambezi River
- Categories: arch dam and hydroelectric power station
- Location: Zambia, Southern Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Ukrainian—“Kariba Dam” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Karibadam”
- Arabic: “سد كاريبا”
- Bulgarian: “Кариба (язовир)”
- Bulgarian: “Кариба”
- Catalan: “Kariba”
- Catalan: “presa de Kariba”
- Catalan: “Presa de Kariba”
- Cebuano: “Kariba Dam”
- Chinese: “卡里巴坝”
- Chinese: “卡里巴壩”
- Chinese: “卡里巴大坝”
- Chinese: “卡里巴水坝”
- Danish: “Karibadæmningen”
- Dutch: “Kariba Dam”
- French: “barrage de Kariba”
- French: “Barrage de Kariba”
- German: “Kariba-Talsperre”
- German: “Karibasee”
- Hebrew: “סכר קריבה”
- Irish: “Damba Kariba”
- Italian: “diga di Kariba”
- Italian: “Diga di Kariba”
- Italian: “Kariba”
- Japanese: “カリバダム”
- Korean: “카리바 댐”
- Korean: “카리바댐”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kariba-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Karibademningen”
- Persian: “سد کاریبا”
- Polish: “Zapora Kariba”
- Portuguese: “Barragem de Cariba”
- Romanian: “Barajul Kariba”
- Russian: “ГЭС «Кариба»”
- Russian: “ГЭС Кариба”
- Russian: “Кариба ГЭС”
- Serbian: “Кариба (брана)”
- Serbian: “Кариба”
- Shona: “Dhamu reKariba”
- Slovenian: “Jez Kariba”
- Spanish: “Presa de Kariba”
- Swedish: “Karibadammen”
- Tamil: “கரிபா அணை”
- Telugu: “కరిబ ఆనకట్ట”
- Turkish: “Kariba Barajı”
- Ukrainian: “Кариба”
- Ukrainian: “Каріба”
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