Tabqa Power Plant
The Euphrates Dam, most commonly known as Tabqa Dam; formerly known as al-Thawra Dam during the Ba'athist era, is an embankment dam on the Euphrates, located 40 kilometres upstream from the city of Raqqa in Raqqa Governorate, Syria.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tabqa.
Tabqa
Tabqa, formerly Al-Thawrah, is a city in Raqqa Governorate, Syria, approximately 55 kilometres west of Raqqa. Until the 1960s it had been a relatively small settlement. The city had a population of 69,425 as of the 2004 census.Tabqa Power Plant
- Type: Power station
- Also known as: “سد الفرات”
- Category: industry
- Location: Raqqa Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.85746° or 35° 51′ 27″ north
Longitude
38.55955° or 38° 33′ 34″ east
Established
1973
Open location code
8G7WVH45+XR
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In Other Languages
“Tabqa Power Plant” goes by many names.
- French: “Générateur de Tabqa”
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Highlights: مصعب بن عمير and حديقة المتقاعدين.
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