Sennar Dam (Sudan)

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Name (Hebrew)
סכר סנאר (סודאן)
Name (Latin)
Sennar Dam (Sudan)
Other forms of name
Barrage Sennar (Sudan)
Sennar, Barrage (Sudan)
See Also From tracing topical name
Dams Sudan
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q1313871
Library of congress: sh2010003595
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: 2010587930: Sennar Dam Reservoir, contour plan, 1951-2
  • NGA geo names server, March 9, 2010(Sennar Dam (not verified), Sudan; dam; ADM1 Sinnar; 13°33ʹ00ʺN; 033°38ʹ00ʺE; variants: Barrage Sennar (reading order); Sennar, Barrage)
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Wikipedia description:

The Sennar Dam is an irrigation dam on the Blue Nile near the town of Sennar in the Al Jazirah region of Sudan. The dam is 3,025 metres (9,925 ft) long and has a maximum height of 40 metres (130 ft). It was designed by the Scottish engineer Sir Murdoch MacDonald, begun in 1914 and completed in 1925 by the British contractor S Pearson & Sons.

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