Massingir Dam
Massingir Dam is a dam on the Rio dos Elefantes, Gaza Province, Mozambique. It is named after the town of Massingir, in Massingir District. The Shingwedzi River flows close to the northeastern side of the reservoir and joins the Rio dos Elefantes about 12 kilometres downstream from the dam wall.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Mozambique
- Also known as: “Massingir”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Massingir District.
Massingir District
Town
Massingir District is a district of Gaza Province in southwestern Mozambique. The administrative center of the district is in Massingir. The district is located in the west of the province, and borders with Chicualacuala District in the north, Mabalane District in the east, Chókwè District in the southeast, Magude District of Maputo Province in the south, and with South Africa in the west. Massingir District is situated 5 km south of Massingir Dam.
Massingir Dam
- Location: Gaza Province, Mozambique, Southern Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Serbo-Croatian—“Massingir Dam” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Massingirdam”
- Cebuano: “Massingir Dam”
- Chinese: “马辛吉尔大坝”
- Croatian: “Brana Massingir”
- German: “Massingir-Talsperre”
- Italian: “diga di Massingir”
- Persian: “سد ماساینگیر”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Brana Massingir”
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