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.- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of 1,940 metres (6,365 feet)
- Description: dam under construction in Lesotho
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mapholaneng.
Mapholaneng
Town
Mapholaneng is a community council located in the Mokhotlong District of Lesotho. Mapholaneng is situated 9 km north of Polihali Dam.
Polihali Dam
- Category: concrete-face rock-fill dam
- Location
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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
Satellite Map
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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”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Senqu viewpoint and Tloha-re-Buhe.
Nearby Places
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