Kayrakkum Dam
The Kayrakkum Dam, also spelt variously as Kayrakum, Kairakum, Qayraqqum or Qayroqqum, is an embankment dam on the Syr Darya River near the town of Kayrakkum in Sughd Province, Tajikistan.Photo: Шухрат Саъдиев, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Isfisor and Ghafurov.
Isfisor
Village
Isfisor is a village and jamoat in north-west Tajikistan. It is located in Ghafurov District in Sughd Region. The jamoat has a total population of 39,590. It consists of 6 villages, including Isfisor and Dashti Amin. Isfisor is situated 7 km southwest of Kayrakkum Dam.
Ghafurov
Town
Ghafurov is a town in Ghafurov district, Sughd Region, Tajikistan. It has a population of 20,600, up from 18,900 in the 1989 census. The town was created in 1965, and until 1978 had the name Sovietabad. Ghafurov is situated 9 km southwest of Kayrakkum Dam.
Undzhi
Village
Undzhi or Unji is a village and jamoat in north-west Tajikistan. It is located in Ghafurov District in Sughd Region. The jamoat has a total population of 45,230. Undzhi is situated 10 km west of Kayrakkum Dam.
Kayrakkum Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Kayrakkum Ghafurov District, Sughd Province
- Category: hydroelectric power station
- Location: Sughd Region, Tajikistan, Central Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Kayrakkum Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kayrakum Dam”
- Dutch: “Kayrakkum Dam”
- Italian: “diga di Kayrakkum”
- Persian: “سد کایراکوم”
- Russian: “Кайраккумская ГЭС”
- Tajik: “NBO Qajroqqum”
- Tajik: “НБО – Қайроққум”
- Tajik: “НБО «Қайроққум»”
- Tajik: “НБО Қайроққум”
- Ukrainian: “Кайраккумська ГЕС”
- Uzbek: “Qayroqqum GES”
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