Massingir Dam

Massingir Dam is a dam on the Rio dos Elefantes, , . It is named after the town of Massingir, in . 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.
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  • Dam
  • …lies at an elevation of 102 metres (335 feet)
  • …is also known as “Massingir”
  • Description: dam in Mozambique

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Massingir District.

Town
is a district of in southwestern . is situated 5 km south of Massingir Dam.

Massingir Dam

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Latitude
-23.87516° or 23° 52′ 31″ south
Longitude
32.14823° or 32° 8′ 54″ east
Open location code
5G8J44FX+W7
Geo­Names ID
7873997
Wiki­data ID
Q1907745

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Tswana—“Massingir Dam” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Massingirdam”
  • Arabic: “سد ماسينجير”
  • Cebuano: “Massingir Dam”
  • Chinese: “马辛吉尔大坝”
  • Croatian: “Brana Massingir”
  • German: “Massingir-Talsperre”
  • Hausa: “Dam din Massingir”
  • Italian: “diga di Massingir”
  • Persian: “سد ماساینگیر”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Brana Massingir”
  • Tswana: “Letamo la Massingir”

Localities in the Area

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