Kariba Dam

Summary

Kariba Dam is an arch dam^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of arch_dam entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (279 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kariba Dam is the creator of André Coyne^[3].
• Kariba Dam is located in Siavonga District^[4].
• Kariba Dam is located in Kariba^[5].
• Kariba Dam is in the country of Zambia^[6].
• Kariba Dam is in the country of Zimbabwe^[7].
• Kariba Dam is on the body of water Zambezi River^[8].
• Kariba Dam's image is recorded as KaribaDam.jpg^[9].
• Kariba Dam's instance of is recorded as arch dam^[10].
• Kariba Dam's instance of is recorded as hydroelectric power station^[11].
• Kariba Dam's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 14144782704707429008^[12].
• Kariba Dam's Commons category is recorded as Kariba Dam^[13].
• Kariba Dam's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20003761^[14].
• +1955-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kariba Dam^[15].
• Kariba Dam's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -16.5217, 'lon': 28.7614}^[16].
• Kariba Dam's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04d2l^[17].
• Kariba Dam's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Kariba-Dam^[18].
• Kariba Dam's GeoNames ID is recorded as 912834^[19].
• Kariba Dam's date of official opening is recorded as +1959-00-00T00:00:00Z^[20].
• Kariba Dam's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+579'}^[21].
• Kariba Dam's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+487'}^[22].
• Kariba Dam's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+128'}^[23].
• Kariba Dam's nominal power output is recorded as {'unit': 'Q6982035', 'amount': '+1320'}^[24].
• Kariba Dam's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -2287727^[25].
• Kariba Dam's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Kariba^[26].
• Kariba Dam's reservoir created is recorded as Lake Kariba^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Zambia^[6], a sovereign state^[28], in Zambia^[29], founded in 1964^[30] and Zimbabwe^[7], a republic^[31], in Zimbabwe^[32], founded in 1980^[33]. Located in include Siavonga District^[4], a district of Zambia^[34], in Zambia^[35] and Kariba^[5], a district of Zimbabwe^[36], in Zimbabwe^[37]. Kariba Dam is on the body of water Zambezi River^[8].

Physical Characteristics

Kariba Dam's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+487'}^[22]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+579'}^[21].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include arch dam^[10] and hydroelectric power station^[11].

History and Context

+1955-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kariba Dam^[15].

Why It Matters

Kariba Dam ranks in the top 4% of arch_dam entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (279 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]