Khanpur Dam
The Khanpur Dam is located on the Haro River in Khanpur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, about 50 km from Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. It forms Khan Pur Lake, a reservoir that supplies drinking water to Islamabad and Rawalpindi and irrigation water to many of the agricultural and industrial areas surrounding the cities.
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
- Also known as: “Khan Pur Dam”, “Khārpur Dam”, and “汗布林水壩”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hattar.
Hattar
Town
Hattar is one of the 44 union councils, administrative… Hattar is situated 9 km northwest of Khanpur Dam.
Khanpur Dam
Latitude
33.80311° or 33° 48′ 11″ north
Longitude
72.92937° or 72° 55′ 46″ east
Elevation
595 metres (1,952 feet)
Open location code
8J5JRW3H+6P
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Western Panjabi—“Khanpur Dam” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “坎布林壩”
- Chinese: “坎布爾壩”
- Chinese: “汗布爾水壩”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد خانبور”
- Italian: “diga di Khanpur”
- Persian: “سد خانپور”
- Russian: “Ханпур”
- Urdu: “خانپور بند”
- Western Panjabi: “خانپور ڈیم”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Shohal and Mohra Gota.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Left Bank Branch Canal and Nilan Kas.
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