Gotvand Dam Powerhouse
Gotvand Dam Powerhouse is a power station in Khuzestan, Iran.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gotvand Dam.
Gotvand Dam
Dam
Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Upper Gotvand Dam, or simply the Gotvand Dam, is an embankment dam on the Karun River about 12 km northeast of Gotvand in Khuzestan Province, Iran. It currently has an installed capacity of 1,000 MW with another 1,000 MW in the works for a second phase. Gotvand Dam is situated 1¼ km northeast of Gotvand Dam Powerhouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Torkalaki and Somaleh.
Torkalaki
Town
Torkalaki is a city in Aghili District of Gotvand County, Khuzestan province, Iran. Torkalaki is situated 8 km west of Gotvand Dam Powerhouse.
Somaleh
Town
Somaleh (Persian: سماله is a city in, and the capital of, Aghili District of Gotvand County, Khuzestan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Aghili-ye Shomali Rural District. Somaleh is situated 9 km southwest of Gotvand Dam Powerhouse.
Gotvand Dam Powerhouse
- Type: Power station
- Also known as: “Gotvand Hydro Power Plant”
- Categories: hydroelectric power station, building, and industry
- Location: Khuzestan, Iran, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.26074° or 32° 15′ 39″ northLongitude
48.92407° or 48° 55′ 27″ eastOpen location code
8H4C7W6F+7JOpenStreetMap ID
way 316729588OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q42296412
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In Other Languages
From French to Persian—“Gotvand Dam Powerhouse” goes by many names.
- French: “centrale hydroélectrique de Gotvand”
- French: “Centrale hydroélectrique de Gotvand”
- Persian: “نیروگاه گتوند”
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