Hemrin Dam

The Hemrin Dam is a dam on the 100 km northeast of Baghdad, Iraq. The main purpose of the dam is flood control, irrigation and hydroelectric generation.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include منصورية الجبل.

Town
Al Mansouryah or Mansouryat Al-Jabel is a subdistrict of Al-Khalis District in the of Iraq, roughly 110 km north-east of city, situated between the and Khalis rivers. Its capital is the town of Al Mansouryah. is situated 4½ km south of Hemrin Dam.

Hemrin Dam

Latitude
34.12106° or 34° 7′ 16″ north
Longitude
44.96302° or 44° 57′ 47″ east
Open location code
8H664XC7+C6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 323880556
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Wiki­data ID
Q661866
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Satellite Map

Discover Hemrin Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Hemrin Dam” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سد حمرين”
  • Catalan: “presa de Hamrin”
  • Central Kurdish: “بەنداوی حەمرین”
  • Dutch: “Hemrin Dam”
  • French: “Barrage de Hemrin”
  • French: “barrage de Himrin”
  • French: “Barrage de Himrin”
  • Italian: “diga di Hemrin”
  • Italian: “Diga di Hemrin”
  • Persian: “سد حمرین”
  • Persian: “سد همرین”
  • Russian: “Плотина Хамрин”
  • Russian: “Хамрин (плотина)”
  • Ukrainian: “ГЕС Хамрін”
  • Uzbek: “Hemrin toʻgʻoni”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hemrin Dam and Hemrin Dam Hydroelectric Power Plant.

Nearby Places

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