Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
The Itezhi-Tezhi Dam on the Kafue River in west-central Zambia was built between 1974 and 1977 at the Itezhi-Tezhi Gap, in a range of hills through which the river had eroded a narrow valley, leading to the broad expanse of the wetlands known as the Kafue Flats.- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of 1,030 metres (3,379 feet)
- Also known as“Iteshi-Teshi Dam”“Meshi Teshi”“Meshi Teshi Dam”
- Category: hydroelectric power station
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Latitude
-15.75987° or 15° 45′ 36″ south
Longitude
26.02126° or 26° 1′ 17″ east
Open location code
5GP862RC+3G
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Itezhi-Tezhi Dam” goes by many names.
سد إيتيزي-تيزيArabic
Itezhi-Tezhi DamCebuano
Itezhi-Tezhi DamDutch
Rashin ruwa na Itezhi-TezhiHausa
Diga di Itezhi-TezhiItalian
Itezhi-Tezhi-demningenNorwegian
Itezhi-Tezhi-demningenNorwegian Bokmål
سد ایتژی-تژیPersian
Дамба Итежи-ТежиRussian
ГЕС Itezhi-TezhiUkrainian
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