Gotvand Dam

Upper Gotvand Dam, or simply the Gotvand Dam, is an embankment dam on the Karun River about 12 km northeast of 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.
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  • Dam
  • …is also known as “Upper Gotvand Dam”
  • Description: dam in Iran

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Torkalaki.
is a city in Aghili District of , province, . is situated 9 km west of Gotvand Dam.

Gotvand Dam

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Latitude
32.26691° or 32° 16′ 1″ north
Longitude
48.93399° or 48° 56′ 2″ east
Open location code
8H4C7W8M+QH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 429491961
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Wiki­data ID
Q764210

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Gotvand Dam” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Upper Gotvand 水壩”
  • Chinese: “上哥特凡水电站”
  • Chinese: “上哥特凡水電站”
  • Dutch: “Waterkrachtcentrale Gotvand”
  • German: “Gotvand-Talsperre”
  • Hebrew: “סכר גותוונד העליון”
  • Hebrew: “סכר גותוונד”
  • Italian: “diga di Upper Gotvand”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gotvand-demningen”
  • Norwegian: “Gotvand-demningen”
  • Persian: “سد گتوند”
  • Spanish: “Embalse de Gotvand”
  • Ukrainian: “Готванд (ГЕС)”
  • Ukrainian: “Готванд”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gotvand Dam Powerhouse and Mohammad Ebn-e Zeid Shrine.

Nearby Places

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Iran: Highlights

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