Diama Dam
The Diama Dam, sometimes referred to as the Maka–Diama Dam is a gravity dam on the Senegal River, spanning the border of Senegal and Mauritania. It is located next to the town of Diama, Senegal and about 22 km north of Saint-Louis, Senegal.
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam between Senegal and Mauritania
- Also known as: “Barrage de diama”
Diama Dam
- Categories: gravity dam, Tidal barrier, and border crossing
- Location: Saint-Louis Region, Senegal, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
16.21806° or 16° 13′ 5″ north
Longitude
-16.41667° or 16° 25′ west
Open location code
7C856H9M+68
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Diama Dam” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سد دياما”
- Catalan: “Embassament de Diama”
- Cebuano: “Barrage de Diama”
- French: “barrage de Diama”
- French: “Barrage de Diama”
- German: “Diama-Damm”
- Hausa: “Dam din Diama”
- Indonesian: “Bendungan Diama”
- Italian: “diga di Diama”
- Japanese: “ジャマ・ダム”
- Persian: “سد دیاما”
- Russian: “Диама (плотина)”
- Russian: “Диама”
- Slovenian: “jez Diama”
- Spanish: “Embalse de Diama”
- Swedish: “Diama Dam”
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