Zhinvali HPP
The Zhinvali Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Aragvi River in the Caucasus Mountains in Zhinvali, Georgia. The Zhinvali Hydroelectric Power Plant has four turbines, each with a nominal capacity of 32.5 MW, for a combined capacity of 130 MW.Photo: Smerus, Copyrighted free use.
- Type: Power station
- Description: HPP in Zhinvali
- Also known as: “Zhinvali Dam” and “Zhinvali Reservoir”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zhinvali and Bodavi.
Zhinvali
Town
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Zhinvali is a townlet in Georgia, Dusheti Municipality, on river Aragvi. It has one of the largest hydroelectric power stations in Georgia. Zhinvali is situated 3 km south of Zhinvali HPP.
Bodavi
Village
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Bodavi is a village, which is situated 3½ km east of Zhinvali HPP.
Avenisi
Hamlet
Photo: გრიგოლ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Avenisi is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km northwest of Zhinvali HPP.
Zhinvali HPP
- Categories: hydroelectric power station, dam, and industry
- Location: Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia, Caucasus, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.13464° or 42° 8′ 5″ northLongitude
44.7733° or 44° 46′ 24″ eastOperator
Georgian Water and PowerOpen location code
8HJ64QMF+V8OpenStreetMap ID
way 300765477OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q3493773
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Zhinvali HPP” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Ժինվալի ՋրԷԿ”
- Czech: “Žinvalská přehrada”
- Czech: “Žinvalská přehradní nádrž”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد زينفالى”
- Georgian: “ჟინვალის ჰიდროელექტროსადგური”
- Georgian: “ჟინვალჰესი”
- Italian: “diga di Zhinvali”
- Lithuanian: “Žinvalio užtvanka”
- Persian: “سد ژینوالی”
- Russian: “Жинвали ГЭС”
- Russian: “Жинвальская ГЭС”
- Turkish: “Jinvali Barajı”
- Ukrainian: “Жинвальська ГЕС”
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