Gegeen Lake
Gegeen Lake, also known as Gegeen Nuur, is a lake in Taishir, Govi-Altai Province, Mongolia. The lake lays within the Khangai Mountains and feeds the Zavkhan River. Taishir Hydro Power Station lays at the head of the lake; the station and accompanying dam created the entire lake in 2008.- Type: Reservoir
- Description: lake in Taishir, Govi-Altai, Mongolia
- Also known as: “Гэгээн нуур ᠭᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ”
Gegeen Lake
- Categories: lake and body of water
- Location: Govi-Altai Province, Mongolia, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.6857° or 46° 41′ 9″ northLongitude
96.7677° or 96° 46′ 4″ eastOpen location code
8MRRMQP9+73OpenStreetMap ID
way 317728436OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirWikidata ID
Q60769792
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Persian—“Gegeen Lake” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “格格尼湖”
- Mongolian: “Гэгээн нуур”
- Panjabi: “ਗੇਗੀਨ ਝੀਲ”
- Persian: “دریاچه گگئن”
- Persian: “دریاچه گگین”
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