Hemrin Dam Hydroelectric Power Plant

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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  • Power station
  • …is also known as “Hemrin Dam”
  • …dates from 1981
  • Description: embankment dam

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El Mansouria, Iraq.
Town
Al Mansouryah or Mansouryat Al-Jabel is a subdistrict… is situated 3½ km south of Hemrin Dam Hydroelectric Power Plant.
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Latitude
34.11035° or 34° 6′ 37″ north
Longitude
44.97251° or 44° 58′ 21″ east
Open location code
8H664X6F+42
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In Other Languages

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

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