Alwand Dam Lake
Alwand Dam Lake is an Iraqi lake located in Khanaqin City in Diyala in eastern Iraq. The lake was formed after the construction of the Alwand Dam and the surrounding lands, which lie southeast of Diyala up to the international border with the Republic of Iran.Places of Interest
Highlights include Alwand Dam.
Alwand Dam
Dam
Alwand Dam is a dam located on the Alwand River, southeast of Khanaqin, 6 km from the Iraqi-Iranian border. It is a hydroponic dam with a mud core with a length of 1,342 m and a height of 24 m.
Alwand Dam Lake
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: body of water
- Categories: lake and body of water
- Location: Khanaqin District, Diyala Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.3109° or 34° 18′ 39″ north
Longitude
45.4664° or 45° 27′ 59″ east
Open location code
8H678F68+8H
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoir
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Alwand Dam Lake” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بحيرة سد الوند”
- Kurdish: “Bendawî Elwend”
- Persian: “دریاچه سد الوند”
- Uzbek: “Alvand toʻgʻoni koʻli”
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