Shimouke Dam

Shimouke Dam is a dam in the , , completed in 1972.
Photo: 河川一等兵, Public domain.
  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam in Ōita and Kumamoto prefectures, Japan
  • Also known as: “蜂の巣城紛争”

Shimouke Dam

Latitude
33.15997° or 33° 9′ 36″ north
Longitude
130.98441° or 130° 59′ 4″ east
Elevation
326 metres (1,070 feet)
Open location code
8Q5G5X5M+XQ
Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Shimouke Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Shimouke-damu”
  • Chinese: “下筌大坝”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سد شموك”
  • Japanese: “しもうけだむ”
  • Japanese: “シモウケダム”
  • Japanese: “下筌ダム”
  • Korean: “시모우케댐”
  • Uzbek: “Shimouke toʻgʻoni”

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