Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

gravity dam on the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia
Place gravity_dam Q1542454
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
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Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

Summary

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is a gravity dam[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of gravity_dam entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (674 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is located in Benishangul-Gumuz Region[3].
  • Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is in the country of Ethiopia[4].
  • Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is on the body of water Blue Nile[5].
  • Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam's image is recorded as GERD 3.jpg[6].
  • Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam's instance of is recorded as gravity dam[7].
  • Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam's instance of is recorded as hydroelectric power station[8].
  • Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam's owned by is recorded as Ethiopian Electric Power[9].
  • Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 2565152381763301950007[10].
  • Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2017003531[11].
  • Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam's has use is recorded as hydroelectricity[12].
  • Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam's Commons category is recorded as Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam[13].
  • +2022-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam[14].
  • Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 11.21416667, 'lon': 35.09305556}[15].
  • Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0glqskm[16].
  • Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam's BBC Things ID is recorded as f451e277-f6e5-4319-83fc-69de4affa9aa[17].
  • Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1780'}[18].
  • Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+656'}[19].
  • Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+155'}[20].
  • Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam's nominal power output is recorded as {'unit': 'Q6982035', 'amount': '+6450'}[21].
  • Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam's discharge is recorded as {'unit': 'Q794261', 'amount': '+14700'}[22].
  • Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam's volume as quantity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25517', 'amount': '+10400000'}[23].
  • Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam's has part is recorded as spillway[24].
  • Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam's NE.se ID is recorded as stora-etiopiska-renässansdammen[25].
  • Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam's drainage basin is recorded as Nile basin[26].
  • Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam's reservoir created is recorded as Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Reservoir[27].

Body

Geography

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is in the country of Ethiopia[4]. It is located in Benishangul-Gumuz Region[3]. It is on the body of water Blue Nile[5].

Physical Characteristics

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+656'}[19]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1780'}[18].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include gravity dam[7] and hydroelectric power station[8].

History and Context

+2022-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam[14]. Its owned by is recorded as Ethiopian Electric Power[9].

Why It Matters

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam ranks in the top 1% of gravity_dam entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (674 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . bbc.com. bbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . BBC Things. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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