Burqin Shankou Hydropower Station
The Burqin Shankou Dam is an arch dam in Burqin County of Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of China. The Burqin Shankou Dam is constructed in the narrow gorge of the Burqin, a right tributary of the Irtysh, in the area where it leaves the Altai Mountains for the Irtysh plain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Power station
- Description: dam in Burqin County, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region
- Also known as: “Burqin Shankou Dam”
Burqin Shankou Hydropower Station
- Categories: dam, hydroelectric power station, and industry
- Location: Xinjiang, Northwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
47.90124° or 47° 54′ 5″ northLongitude
87.19832° or 87° 11′ 54″ eastOpen location code
8MV9W52X+F8OpenStreetMap ID
way 715453070OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q16259031
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Persian—“Burqin Shankou Hydropower Station” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد بركين شنكو”
- French: “barrage de Burqin Shankou”
- French: “Barrage de Burqin Shankou”
- Italian: “diga di Burqin Shankou”
- Persian: “سد بورقین شانکوو”
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