Polihali Dam
The Polihali Dam is a concrete faced rock-fill dam under construction in Lesotho. It is the third dam, under the Phase II of the series of dams of the proposed Lesotho Highlands Water Project, which will eventually include five large dams in remote rural areas of Lesotho and South Africa.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mapholaneng.
Mapholaneng
Town
Mapholaneng is a community council located in the Mokhotlong District of Lesotho. Its population in 2006 was 8,606. Mapholaneng is situated 9 km north of Polihali Dam.
Polihali Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam under construction in Lesotho
- Category: concrete-face rock-fill dam
- Location: Lesotho, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-29.28926° or 29° 17′ 21″ south
Longitude
28.86461° or 28° 51′ 53″ east
Open location code
5G2CPV67+7R
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Polihali Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Hausa to Southern Sotho—“Polihali Dam” goes by many names.
- Hausa: “Dam in ruwa na Polihali”
- Persian: “سد پولیهالی”
- Southern Sotho: “Letamo la Polihali”
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Highlights include Senqu viewpoint and Tloha-re-Buhe.
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