Hirakud Dam

Hirakud Dam is a composite earthen dam built across the Mahanadi River, about 10 kilometres from , in the state of , in India. It is the longest earthen dam in the world.
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  • Power station
  • …is operated by the Odisha Hydro Power Corporation (OHPC)
  • …dates from 1956
  • Description: dam in Odisha, India
  • Also known as
    “Hirakud Dam Power House 1 - Burla”
    “Powe House - Burla”

Hirakud Dam

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Latitude
21.51703° or 21° 31′ 1″ north
Longitude
83.85284° or 83° 51′ 10″ east
Open location code
7MH5GV83+R4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 230495255
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q1940209

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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Urdu—“Hirakud Dam” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “হীরাকুদ বাঁধ”
  • Czech: “Přehrada Hirakud”
  • Dutch: “Hirakud Dam”
  • French: “barrage d’Hirakud”
  • French: “Barrage d’Hirakud”
  • German: “Hirakud-Staudamm”
  • German: “Hirakud-Stausee”
  • German: “Hirakud-Talsperre”
  • Gujarati: “હીરાકુડ બંધ”
  • Hindi: “Hirakund Dam”
  • Hindi: “हीराकुद बाँध”
  • Italian: “diga di Hirakud”
  • Italian: “Diga di Hirakud”
  • Japanese: “キャトル島”
  • Japanese: “ヒラクド・ダム”
  • Malayalam: “Hirakud Dam”
  • Malayalam: “ഹിരാക്കുഡ് അണക്കെട്ട്”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Burla vannkraftverk”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Chiplima vannkraftverk”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hirakud I”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hirakud II”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hirakud vannkraftverk”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hirakud-demningen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hirakund-demningen”
  • Norwegian: “Hirakud-demningen”
  • Oriya: “ହିରାକୁଦ ବଂଧ”
  • Oriya: “ହିରାକୁଦ ବନ୍ଧ”
  • Oriya: “ହୀରାକୁଦ ବନ୍ଧ”
  • Oriya: “ହୀରାକୁଦ”
  • Panjabi: “ਹੀਰਾਕੁੰਡ ਡੈਮ”
  • Polish: “Zapora Hirakud”
  • Sanskrit: “हिराकुड् जलाशयः”
  • Santali: “ᱦᱤᱨᱟᱠᱩᱫᱽ ᱰᱮᱢ”
  • Santali: “ᱦᱤᱨᱟᱠᱩᱸᱫ ᱰᱮᱢ”
  • Tamil: “ஈராக்குது அணை”
  • Telugu: “హీరాకుడ్ ఆనకట్ట”
  • Ukrainian: “ГЕС Хіракуд”
  • Urdu: “ہیرا کد ڈیم”

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