Nam Ngum Dam
The Nam Ngum Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Nam Ngum River, a major tributary of the Mekong River in Laos. It was the first hydropower dam built in the Lao PDR.
- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of around 210 metres (680 feet)
- Description: dam in Laos
- Also known as“Nam Ngun Dam”“ເຂື່ອນນ້ຳງື່ມ 1”
- Category: hydroelectric power station
- Location
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Latitude
18.53027° or 18° 31′ 49″ north
Longitude
102.54796° or 102° 32′ 53″ east
Open location code
7PC4GGJX+45
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway = dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Nam Ngum Dam” goes by many names.
Nam Ngum DamCebuano
南俄大壩Chinese
南娥水壩Chinese
塔什干日本滯留者墓地Chinese
塔什幹日本滯留者墓地Chinese
Ang Nam NgumDutch
dam von Ang Nam NgumDutch
Bendungan Nam NgumIndonesian
diga di Nam NgumItalian
ナムグムダムJapanese
ナムグム人造湖Japanese
ទំនប់ទឹក ណាំង៉ុមKhmer
남응음 댐Korean
سد نام ناگمPersian
Nam Ngum DamSwedish
ГЕС Нам-Нгум 1Ukrainian
Thủy điện Nam NgumVietnamese
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