Tarbela Dam

dam in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Place earth_fill_dam Q1551258
Tarbela Dam
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Tarbela Dam

Summary

Tarbela Dam is an earth-fill dam[1]. It draws 2,957 Wikipedia views per month (earth_fill_dam category, ranking #1 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tarbela Dam is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[3].
  • Tarbela Dam is located in Haripur District[4].
  • Tarbela Dam is in the country of Pakistan[5].
  • Tarbela Dam is on the body of water Indus River[6].
  • Tarbela Dam is on the body of water Tarbela Lake[7].
  • Tarbela Dam's instance of is recorded as earth-fill dam[8].
  • Tarbela Dam's instance of is recorded as hydroelectric power station[9].
  • Tarbela Dam is operated by Water & Power Development Authority[10].
  • Tarbela Dam's Commons category is recorded as Tarbela Dam[11].
  • 1976 marks the founding of Tarbela Dam[12].
  • Tarbela Dam's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.08972222, 'lon': 72.69833333}[13].
  • Tarbela Dam's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2743'}[14].
  • Tarbela Dam's nominal power output is recorded as {'unit': 'Q6982035', 'amount': '+4888'}[15].
  • Tarbela Dam's reservoir created is recorded as Tarbela Lake[16].

Body

Geography

Tarbela Dam is in the country of Pakistan[5]. Located in include Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[3], a province of Pakistan[17], in Pakistan[18], founded in 1901[19] and Haripur District[4], a district of Pakistan[20], in Pakistan[21]. Adjacent water bodies include Indus River[6], a river[22], in Pakistan[23] and Tarbela Lake[7], a reservoir[24], in Pakistan[25], founded in 1970[26].

Physical Characteristics

Tarbela Dam's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2743'}[14].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include earth-fill dam[8] and hydroelectric power station[9].

History and Context

1976 marks the founding of Tarbela Dam[12].

Why It Matters

Tarbela Dam draws 2,957 Wikipedia views per month (earth_fill_dam category, ranking #1 of 5).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . Q1194038. wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . Q1194038. wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wapda.gov.pk. wapda.gov.pk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Sadads · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Located in the administrative territorial entity Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Haripur District
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P13333]]: Tarbela_hydroelectric_plant, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/264283|batch #264283]]"
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