Middle East
Iraq
Salah ad Din Governorate

Adhaim Dam

Adhaim Dam is a multi-purpose embankment dam on the Al Uzaym River 133 km northeast of Baghdad, Iraq. The purpose of the dam is flood control, hydro-power and irrigation.
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Adhaim Dam

Latitude
34.56331° or 34° 33′ 48″ north
Longitude
44.51528° or 44° 30′ 55″ east
Elevation
137 metres (449 feet)
Open location code
8H66HG78+84
Open­Street­Map ID
way 288636124
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
9171945
Wiki­data ID
Q4682457
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Adhaim Dam” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سد العظيم”
  • Catalan: “Assut d’Adhaim”
  • Cebuano: “Adhaim Dam”
  • Central Kurdish: “بەنداوی عوزێم”
  • Dutch: “Adhaimdam”
  • French: “Barrage d’Adhaim”
  • Persian: “سد عظیم”
  • Swedish: “Adhaim Dam”

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