Marib Dam

Summary

Marib Dam is a gravity dam^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of gravity_dam entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (349 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Marib Dam is located in Marib Governorate^[3].
• Marib Dam is located in Mareb City District^[4].
• Marib Dam is in the country of Yemen^[5].
• Marib Dam's image is recorded as Marib dam.jpg^[6].
• Marib Dam's instance of is recorded as gravity dam^[7].
• Marib Dam's instance of is recorded as rock-fill dam^[8].
• Marib Dam's made from material is recorded as stone^[9].
• Marib Dam's Commons category is recorded as Ma'rib Dam^[10].
• Marib Dam's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20023890^[11].
• +1986-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Marib Dam^[12].
• Marib Dam's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 15.39604, 'lon': 45.24374}^[13].
• Marib Dam's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0626mb^[14].
• Marib Dam's structure replaces is recorded as Ancient Dam of Ma’rib^[15].
• Marib Dam's GeoNames ID is recorded as 7475260^[16].
• Marib Dam's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+763'}^[17].
• Marib Dam's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1146'}^[18].
• Marib Dam's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+38'}^[19].
• Marib Dam's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as 10815262^[20].
• Marib Dam's Yale LUX ID is recorded as place/5ceac959-63ba-4f7c-9773-0f5e4338c54d^[21].

Body

Geography

Marib Dam is in the country of Yemen^[5]. Located in include Marib Governorate^[3], a governorate of Yemen^[22], in Yemen^[23], founded in 1984^[24] and Mareb City District^[4], a district of Yemen^[25], in Yemen^[26].

Physical Characteristics

Marib Dam's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1146'}^[18]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+763'}^[17].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include gravity dam^[7] and rock-fill dam^[8].

History and Context

+1986-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Marib Dam^[12].

Why It Matters

Marib Dam ranks in the top 4% of gravity_dam entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (349 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]