Mahabad Dam
Mahabad Dam is an embankment dam on the Mahabad River near the city of Mahabad, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. It was built before the Islamic revolution by Yugoslavian engineers and is one of the ten largest dams in Iran.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Mahabad, West Azerbaijan province
- Also known as: “Sadd-e Mahabad”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mahabad and Dash Teymur.
Mahabad
Town
Photo: Simko, Public domain.
Mahabad is a city in the Central District of Mahabad County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Due to its historic significance to Kurdish nationalism, Mahabad is seen as the capital of Iranian Kurdistan by the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization.
Dash Teymur
Village
Dash Teymur is a village in Mokriyan-e Gharbi Rural District, in the Central District of Mahabad County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 84, in 14 families. Dash Teymur is situated 4 km southwest of Mahabad Dam.
Kahrizeh-ye Sheykhan
Village
Kahrizeh-ye Sheykhan is a village in Mokriyan-e Gharbi Rural District of the Central District in Mahabad County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Kahrizeh-ye Sheykhan is situated 5 km north of Mahabad Dam.
Mahabad Dam
- Category: hydroelectric power station
- Location: West Azerbaijan Province, Iran, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.76743° or 36° 46′ 3″ northLongitude
45.70333° or 45° 42′ 12″ eastElevation
1,340 metres (4,396 feet)Open location code
8H87QP83+X8OpenStreetMap ID
way 521877765OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mahabad Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sadd-e Mahābād (alihan sa tubig, lat 36,77, long 45,70)”
- Cebuano: “Sadd-e Mahābād”
- Central Kurdish: “بەنداوی مەھاباد”
- Italian: “diga di Mahabad”
- Persian: “دریاچه سد مهاباد”
- Persian: “دریاچهٔ سد مهاباد”
- Persian: “سد مهاباد”
- Persian: “سدّ مهاباد”
- Swedish: “Sadd-e Mahābād (dammbyggnad, lat 36,77, long 45,70)”
- Swedish: “Sadd-e Mahābād”
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