The Nurek Dam (Tajik: Нерӯгоҳи обии Норак Nerūgohi obii Norak Tajiki for Nurek Hydro-electric Station) is an earth fill embankment dam on the Vakhsh River in the central Asian nation of Tajikistan. Construction of the dam began in 1961 and was completed in 1980 when Tajikistan was still a republic within the Soviet Union. At 300 m (984 ft) it is currently the second tallest man-made dam in the world. The Rogun Dam also along the Vakhsh in Tajikistan may exceed it in size when completed.
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length (km)
700.0
building start year
1961-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
height (cm)
300.0
location
Tajikistan, Nurak, Khatlon Province, Districts of Republican Subordination
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