Kariba Dam

The Kariba Dam is a double curvature concrete arch dam in the of the river basin between and . The dam stands 128 metres tall and 579 metres long.
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  • Type: Power station
  • Description: dam on the Zambezi River
  • Also known as: “Kariba North Bank Power Station”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kariba and Siavonga.

Photo: SuSanA Secretariat, CC BY 2.0.
is a resort town in province, , located close to the at the north-eastern end of , near the Zambian border.

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is a city in , probably best known for being a place to refuel and getting some connection on your cellphone. This is the closest most Zambians will ever get to a seaside town or resort…

Kariba Dam

Latitude
-16.51907° or 16° 31′ 9″ south
Longitude
28.76252° or 28° 45′ 45″ east
Inception
1976
Operator
ZESCO
Open location code
5GMCFQJ7+92
Open­Street­Map ID
way 449155821
Wiki­data ID
Q1367609
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Ukrainian—“Kariba Dam” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Karibadam”
  • Arabic: “سد كاريبا”
  • Bulgarian: “Кариба (язовир)”
  • Bulgarian: “Кариба”
  • Catalan: “Kariba”
  • Catalan: “presa de Kariba”
  • Catalan: “Presa de Kariba”
  • Cebuano: “Kariba Dam”
  • Chinese: “卡里巴坝”
  • Chinese: “卡里巴壩”
  • Chinese: “卡里巴大坝”
  • Chinese: “卡里巴水坝”
  • Danish: “Karibadæmningen”
  • Dutch: “Kariba Dam”
  • French: “barrage de Kariba”
  • French: “Barrage de Kariba”
  • German: “Kariba-Talsperre”
  • German: “Karibasee”
  • Hebrew: “סכר קריבה”
  • Indonesian: “Bendungan Kariba”
  • Irish: “Damba Kariba”
  • Italian: “diga di Kariba”
  • Italian: “Diga di Kariba”
  • Italian: “Kariba”
  • Japanese: “カリバダム”
  • Korean: “카리바댐”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kariba-demningen”
  • Norwegian: “Karibademningen”
  • Persian: “سد کاریبا”
  • Polish: “Zapora Kariba”
  • Portuguese: “Barragem de Cariba”
  • Romanian: “Barajul Kariba”
  • Russian: “ГЭС «Кариба»”
  • Russian: “ГЭС Кариба”
  • Russian: “Кариба ГЭС”
  • Serbian: “Кариба (брана)”
  • Serbian: “Кариба”
  • Shona: “Dhamu reKariba”
  • Slovenian: “Jez Kariba”
  • Spanish: “Presa de Kariba”
  • Swedish: “Karibadammen”
  • Tamil: “கரிபா அணை”
  • Telugu: “కరిబ ఆనకట్ట”
  • Turkish: “Kariba Barajı”
  • Ukrainian: “Кариба”
  • Ukrainian: “Каріба”

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