King Talal Dam
The King Talal Dam is a large dam in the hills of northern Jordan, across the Zarqa River. The dam was started in 1971, with the original construction being completed in 1978 at a height of 92.5 meters.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Nickfraser, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Husainyyat.
Husainyyat
Village
Husainyyat is a village in the northern portion of Jordan, lying between Ajlun and Jerash. It has an average elevation of 965 meters above the sea level. Husainyyat is situated 7 km north of King Talal Dam.
King Talal Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Jordan
- Category: hydroelectric power station
- Location: Balqa Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.19017° or 32° 11′ 25″ northLongitude
35.79982° or 35° 47′ 59″ eastElevation
167 metres (548 feet)Open location code
8G4Q5QRX+3WOpenStreetMap ID
way 172955482OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“King Talal Dam” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سد الملك طلال”
- Cebuano: “King Talal Dam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد الملك طلال”
- German: “König-Talal-Talsperre”
- Hebrew: “סכר המלך טלאל”
- Italian: “diga di King Talal”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “King Talal-dammen”
- Persian: “سد ملک طلال”
- Polish: “Sadd al-Malik Talal”
- Polish: “Tama Króla Talala”
- Romanian: “Barajul Regele Talal”
- Swedish: “King Talal Dam”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Король Таляль”
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