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.
- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of around 350 metres (1,140 feet)
- Description: dam in Kayrakkum Ghafurov District, Sughd Province
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Isfisor and Ghafurov.
Isfisor
Village
Isfisor is a village and jamoat in north-west Tajikistan. Isfisor is situated 7 km southwest of Kayrakkum Dam.
Ghafurov
Town
Ghafurov is a town in Ghafurov district, Sughd Region, Tajikistan. Ghafurov is situated 9 km southwest of Kayrakkum Dam.
Undzhi
Village
Undzhi or Unji is a village and jamoat in north-west Tajikistan. Undzhi is situated 10 km west of Kayrakkum Dam.
Kayrakkum Dam
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Latitude
40.276° or 40° 16′ 34″ north
Longitude
69.815° or 69° 48′ 54″ east
Open location code
8JGF7RG7+CX
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Kayrakkum Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kayrakum Dam”
- Dutch: “Kayrakkum Dam”
- Indonesian: “Bendungan Kayrakkum”
- Italian: “diga di Kayrakkum”
- Persian: “سد کایراکوم”
- Russian: “Кайраккумская ГЭС”
- Tajik: “NBO Qajroqqum”
- Tajik: “НБО – Қайроққум”
- Ukrainian: “Кайраккумська ГЕС”
- Uzbek: “Qayroqqum GES”
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