Gilgel Gibe I Dam
The Gilgel Gibe I Dam is a rock-filled embankment dam on the Gilgel Gibe River in Ethiopia. It is located about 57 km northeast of Jimma in Oromia Region.- Type: Hydroelectric power station
- Description: dam
- Also known as: “Gilgel Gibe I Power Station”
Gilgel Gibe I Dam
- Categories: dam, hydroelectric power station, and industry
- Location: Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
7.83139° or 7° 49′ 53″ north
Longitude
37.32167° or 37° 19′ 18″ east
Elevation
1,655 metres (5,430 feet)
Open location code
6GVVR8JC+HM
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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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