Mosul Dam
Mosul Dam, formerly known as Saddam Dam, is the largest dam in Iraq. It is located on the Tigris river in the western governorate of Nineveh, upstream of the city of Mosul.- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of around 330 metres (1,080 feet)
- …was formerly known as “سد صدام”
- Description: dam in Iraq
- Also known as“Chambarakat Dam”“Sadd al Mawşil”“Sadd Mawşil”“Saddam Dam”
- Category: hydroelectric power station
- Location
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Latitude
36.62991° or 36° 37′ 48″ north
Longitude
42.82377° or 42° 49′ 26″ east
Open location code
8H84JRHF+XG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway = dam
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Mosul Dam” goes by many names.
سد أسكي موصلArabic
سد الموصلArabic
سد صدامArabic
سد موصلArabic
presa de MossulCatalan
pressa de SadamCatalan
Sadd ŞaddāmCebuano
بەنداوی مووسڵCentral Kurdish
摩苏尔大坝Chinese
摩蘇爾水壩Chinese
Mosulská přehradaCzech
Saddámova přehradaCzech
Mosul-dæmningenDanish
MosoeldamDutch
سد الموصلEgyptian Arabic
סכר מוסולHebrew
Bendungan MosulIndonesian
Diga di MosulItalian
モスル・ダムJapanese
Bendava MûsilêKurdish
MosuldemningenNorwegian
MosuldemningenNorwegian Bokmål
MosuldemningaNorwegian Nynorsk
سد موصلPersian
MosuldammenSwedish
Sadd ŞaddāmSwedish
Musul BarajıTurkish
Saddam BarajıTurkish
Мосульська гребляUkrainian
موصل ڈیمUrdu
Mosul to‘g‘oniUzbek
موصل ڈیمWestern Panjabi
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