Marala Headworks
Marala Headworks is a headworks situated on the Chenab River near the city of Sialkot in Sialkot district in Punjab, Pakistan. A weir was first built during 1906–1912 in the British India to feed the Upper Chenab Canal, as part of the 'Triple Canals Project'.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Torbenbrinker, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Dam
- Description: barrage in Punjab, Pakistan
- Also known as: “Head Marala”, “Marala Barrage”, “Marāla Canal Headworks”, “Marala Dam”, “Marala Head”, “Marala Head Works”, and “Marāla Headworks”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dhallewali and Behlolpur.
Dhallewali
Village
Dhallewali is a village of Sialkot District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 32°38'60N 74°28'60E and has an altitude of 235 m. Dhallewali is situated 3 km southeast of Marala Headworks.
Behlolpur
Village
Behlolpur is a town in Gujrat District in the Punjab province of Pakistan, 40 km from Gujrat city, on the bank of the river Chenab. Behlolpur is situated 3½ km west of Marala Headworks.
Bido Bhatti
Village
Bido Bhatti is a small village near the town of Tanda, in Gujrat District in Punjab province of Pakistan. It is about 35 km northeast of Gujrat city and about 25 km from the city of Sialkot. Bido Bhatti is situated 7 km northwest of Marala Headworks.
Marala Headworks
- Category: barrage
- Location: Sialkot District, Punjab, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
32.67289° or 32° 40′ 22″ northLongitude
74.46431° or 74° 27′ 52″ eastElevation
246 metres (807 feet)Open location code
8J4PMFF7+5POpenStreetMap ID
way 641342082OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Western Panjabi—“Marala Headworks” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Marāla Headworks”
- Japanese: “マラーラ・ダム”
- Japanese: “マラーラ頭首工”
- Japanese: “マララ・ダム”
- Japanese: “マララ頭首工”
- Slovenian: “jez Marala”
- Urdu: “مرالہ ہیڈورکس”
- Western Panjabi: “مرالا ہیڈورکس”
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