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Nurek Dam July
Nurek can refer to: * Nurak Norak (russian: Нурек, tg, Норак ''Norak'') is a city in the Khatlon Region of Tajikistan. It is situated on the river Vakhsh, 885 m above sea level, and is 70 km southeast of Dushanbe, the capital. Its population is estimated a ..., a city in Tajikistan * Nurek Dam, a dam in Tajikistan, or its reservoir * Nurek, Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nurak
Norak (russian: Нурек, tg, Норак ''Norak'') is a city in the Khatlon Region of Tajikistan. It is situated on the river Vakhsh, 885 m above sea level, and is 70 km southeast of Dushanbe, the capital. Its population is estimated at 31,400 for the city proper and 61,500 for the city with the outlying communities (2020). The city was founded in 1960 alongside the construction of Nurek Dam, which was completed in 1980. The city also has a military area housing personnel working at the nearby optical satellite tracking facility, the Okno ("Window") complex.https://fas.org/spp/military/program/track/okno.pdf Sourcebook on the Okno and Krona Space Surveillance Systems Subdivisions Before ca. 2018, Norak was the seat of Norak District Norak District or Nohiya-i Norak ( tg, Ноҳияи Норак) is a former district in Khatlon Region, Tajikistan. Its capital was Norak. Around 2018, it was merged into the city of Norak. Administrative divisions The district was di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nurek Dam
The Nurek Dam (russian: Нурекская ГЭС; Tajik: Нерӯгоҳи обии Норак, ''Nerūgohi obii Norak'', Tajik for Nurek Hydro-electric Station) is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Vakhsh River in Tajikistan. Its primary purpose is hydroelectric power generation and its power station has an installed capacity of 3,015 MW. Construction of the dam began in 1961 and the power station's first generator was commissioned in 1972. The last generator was commissioned in 1979 and the entire project was completed in 1980 when Tajikistan was still a republic within the Soviet Union, becoming the tallest dam in the world at the time. At , it is currently the second tallest man-made dam in the world, after being surpassed by Jinping-I Dam in 2013. The Rogun Dam, also along the Vakhsh in Tajikistan, may exceed it in size when completed. Construction The Nurek Dam was constructed by the Soviet Union between the years 1961 and 1980. It is uniquely constructed, with a ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
