Nurek Dam

The Nurek Dam is a large earthfill dam located on the Vakhsh River in the central Asian nation of Tajikistan. At 300 meters (984 feet), it is the tallest dam in the world as of 2005. (The Rogun Dam, under construction along the Vakhsh also in Tajikistan, is expected to exceed the Nurek when completed, at a planned height of 335 meters - 1,099 feet.) Construction of the dam began in 1961 and was completed in 1980, when Tajikistan was still a republic within the Soviet Union.

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Dam: :This article discusses structures for water impoundment. For other meanings, see dam (disambiguation)....

Vakhsh: The Vakhsh River, also known as the Surkhob (in north-central Tajikistan) and the Kyzyl-Suu (in Kyrgyzstan) is a Central Asian river, and one of the main rivers of the nation of Tajikistan. It is a tributary to the Amu Darya river. The river's source lies in Kyrgyzstan; it then flows through Tajik...

Tajikistan: The Republic of Tajikistan (Тоҷикистон), formerly known as the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic, is a country in Central Asia. It has borders with Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. Tajikistan means the 'Land of the Tajiks'....

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