Shweli I Dam
The Shweli I Dam is a gravity dam on the Shweli River about 23 kilometres southwest of Namhkam in Shan State, Burma. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 600 megawatts power station.
Shweli I Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Namhkam, Shan State
- Categories: gravity dam and building
- Location: Shan State, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
23.69815° or 23° 41′ 53″ north
Longitude
97.50637° or 97° 30′ 23″ east
Open location code
7MMVMGX4+7G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=dam
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Ukrainian—“Shweli I Dam” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “Shweli I Dam”
- Burmese: “ရွှေလီ ၁ တာတမံ”
- Chinese: “瑞丽江一级水电站”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Shweli-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Shweli-demningen”
- Persian: “سد شوولی”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Швелі 1”
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Highlights include Man Dat Station Hospital and Shweli I Reservoir.
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