Gilgel Gibe I Dam

The Gilgel Gibe I Dam is a rock-filled embankment dam on the Gilgel Gibe River in . It is located about 57 km northeast of in Oromia Region.
Wikipedia
  • Hydroelectric power station
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,655 metres (5,430 feet)
  • …is also known as “Gilgel Gibe I Power Station”
  • Description: dam

Gilgel Gibe I Dam

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Latitude
7.83139° or 7° 49′ 53″ north
Longitude
37.32167° or 37° 19′ 18″ east
Open location code
6GVVR8JC+HM
Geo­Names ID
7732964
Wiki­data ID
Q902477

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Tswana—“Gilgel Gibe I Dam” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سد جيلجيل جيب الأول”
  • Cebuano: “Gilgel Gibe I Power Station”
  • French: “barrage Gilgel Gibe I”
  • French: “Barrage Gilgel Gibe I”
  • Hausa: “Gilgel Gibe I Dam”
  • Korean: “길겔 기베 1 발전소”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gilgel Gibe vannkraftverk”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gilgel Gibe-demningen”
  • Norwegian: “Gilgel Gibe vannkraftverk”
  • Persian: “سد گیلگل گیبه”
  • Russian: “Гилгель Гибе I (плотина)”
  • Russian: “Гилгель Гибе I”
  • Russian: “Плотина Гилгел-Гибе I”
  • Swahili: “Bwawa la Gilgel Gibe I”
  • Swedish: “Gilgel Gibe I Power Station”
  • Tswana: “Letamo la Gilgel Gibe I”

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