Derbandikhan Dam

Derbandikhan Dam is a dam in Khanaqin District, Diyala Governorate. Derbandikhan Dam is situated nearby to Darbandikhan Dam.

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Darbandikhan Dam

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The Darbandikhan Dam is a multi-purpose embankment dam on the Diyala River in northern Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq. It was constructed between 1956 and 1961.

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Darbandikhan is a town in the Governorate of Sulaimaniyah in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is situated within the area of autonomy for the Kurdistan region of Iraq, inhabited by the majority of the Kurds.

Derbandikhan Dam

Type: Dam
Description: dam in Iraq
Location: Khanaqin District, Diyala Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

35.11278° or 35° 6′ 46″ north

Longitude

45.70639° or 45° 42′ 23″ east

Elevation

466 metres (1,529 feet)

Open location code

8H774P74+4H

GeoNames ID

7836533

Wikidata ID

Q26856100

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Derbandikhan Dam” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Derbandikhan Dam”
Swedish: “Derbandikhan Dam”

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