Kainji Dam

dam in Kainji, Niger, Nigeria
Place dam Q15043618
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Kainji Dam

Summary

Kainji Dam is a dam[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of dam entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (188 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kainji Dam is located in Niger State[3].
  • Kainji Dam is in the country of Nigeria[4].
  • Kainji Dam is on the continent of Africa[5].
  • Kainji Dam's instance of is recorded as dam[6].
  • Kainji Dam's instance of is recorded as hydroelectric power station[7].
  • Kainji Dam's Commons category is recorded as Kainji Dam[8].
  • 1968 marks the founding of Kainji Dam[9].
  • Kainji Dam's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 9.8625, 'lon': 4.61333333}[10].
  • Kainji Dam's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Niger River[11].
  • Kainji Dam's nominal power output is recorded as {'unit': 'Q6982035', 'amount': '+760'}[12].
  • Kainji Dam's drainage basin is recorded as Niger basin[13].
  • Kainji Dam's reservoir created is recorded as Kainji Lake[14].

Body

Geography

Kainji Dam is in the country of Nigeria[4]. It is located in Niger State[3]. It is on the continent of Africa[5].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include dam[6] and hydroelectric power station[7].

History and Context

1968 marks the founding of Kainji Dam[9].

Why It Matters

Kainji Dam ranks in the top 5% of dam entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (188 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Shem.iz · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 9.8625, 'lon': 4.61333333}
    Inception +1968-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Reservoir created Kainji Lake
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    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||ml */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32649|batch #32649]]: nig-dml-f3"
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