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.
- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of 487 metres (1,598 feet)
- Description: a double curvature concrete arch dam in the Kariba Gorge of the Zambezi river basin between Zambia and Zimbabwe
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kariba and Siavonga.
Kariba Dam
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Latitude
-16.52205° or 16° 31′ 19″ south
Longitude
28.76165° or 28° 45′ 42″ east
Open location code
5GMCFQH6+5M
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Ukrainian—“Kariba Dam” goes by many names.
KaribadamAfrikaans
سد كاريباArabic
КарибаBulgarian
Кариба (язовир)Bulgarian
KaribaCatalan
Presa de KaribaCatalan
Kariba DamCebuano
卡里巴坝Chinese
卡里巴壩Chinese
卡里巴大坝Chinese
卡里巴水坝Chinese
Kariba DamDagbani
KaribadæmningenDanish
Kariba DamDutch
Maayo KaribaFulah
Kariba DamGhanaian Pidgin English
Ruwan ruwa na KaribaHausa
סכר קריבהHebrew
Bendungan KaribaIndonesian
Damba KaribaIrish
Diga di KaribaItalian
KaribaItalian
カリバダムJapanese
카리바댐Korean
KaribademningenNorwegian
Kariba-demningenNorwegian Bokmål
سد کاریباPersian
Zapora KaribaPolish
Barajul KaribaRomanian
ГЭС «Кариба»Russian
Кариба ГЭСRussian
КарибаSerbian
Кариба (брана)Serbian
Dhamu reKaribaShona
Jez KaribaSlovenian
Bwawa la KaribaSwahili
KaribadammenSwedish
கரிபா அணைTamil
కరిబ ఆనకట్టTelugu
Letamo la KaribaTswana
Kariba BarajıTurkish
din foforoTwi
Kariba DamTwi
КарибаUkrainian
КарібаUkrainian
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