Keddara Dam
The Keddara Dam, or Barrage Keddara, is an embankment dam 6 km northwest of Keddara on the Boudouaou River in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. Constructed between 1982 and 1987 by Yugoslav company Hidrotehnika, the primary purpose of the dam is water supply for irrigation and municipal use in Algiers which is located 35 km to the west.- Type: Body of water
- Description: Dams in Algeria
- Also known as: “سد قدارة بوزقزة”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Larbatache and Bouzegza Keddara.
Larbatache
Town
Larbatache is a town and city in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. Larbatache is situated 4½ km west of Keddara Dam.
Bouzegza Keddara
Village
Bouzegza Keddara is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. Bouzegza Keddara is situated 6 km east of Keddara Dam.
Ouled Moussa
Town
Ouled Moussa is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. Ouled Moussa is situated 7 km northwest of Keddara Dam.
Keddara Dam
- Category: embankment dam
- Location: El Kharrouba, Boudouaou, Boumerdes Province, Algeria, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
36.64017° or 36° 38′ 25″ north
Longitude
3.42108° or 3° 25′ 16″ east
Open location code
8F85JCRC+3C
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Keddara Dam” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سد قدارة”
- French: “barrage de Keddara”
- French: “Barrage de Keddara”
- Fulah: “Baraas Keddara”
- German: “Talsperre Keddara”
- Hausa: “Rashin ruwa na Keddara”
- Persian: “سد قداره”
- Somali: “Biyo xireenka Keddara”
- Swahili: “Bwawa la Keddara”
- Tswana: “Letamo la Keddara”
- Ukrainian: “Гребля Кеддара”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: demamaya and Mosquée Omar ben Abdelaziz.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Perjeur De Barage and Keddara Dam.
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