Nakhla Dam
Nakhla Dam is a rock-filled embankment dam in northern Morocco. The primary purpose of the dam is water supply to the city of Tetouan, 20 km to the south.- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Tetouan
- Also known as: “Nakhla”, “Nakla”, and “Nekhla”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zinat.
Zinat
Village
Zinat is a village in northern Morocco, situated 50 kilometres east of the city of Tangier, 20 south of the city of Tétouan. It is also home to Ibn Battuta Dam which provides the city of Tangier with drinking water.
Nakhla Dam
- Category: embankment dam
- Location: Tétouan Province, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.48° or 35° 28′ 48″ north
Longitude
-5.41° or 5° 24′ 36″ west
Elevation
160 metres (525 feet)
Open location code
8C7PFHHR+X2
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Nakhla Dam” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سد النخلة”
- Bulgarian: “Накхла”
- Cebuano: “Nakhla”
- Hausa: “Dam din Nakhla”
- Spanish: “Embalse del Najla”
- Spanish: “Najla”
- Swahili: “Bwawa la Nakhla”
- Swedish: “Nakhla”
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