Norak, also spelled Nurek, is a town in western Tajikistan about 75 kilometers east of Dushanbe, built to house workers at the nearby Nurek Dam on the Vakhsh River. Construction of the dam began in 1961 and finished in 1980, and at 300 meters high it was, at completion, the tallest dam in the world; its power station has an installed capacity of 3,015 megawatts.
Facts
Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude38.388333 degrees north 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Norak (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 18,950 (2016)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 38.388333, longitude 69.325
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 885 m
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 18950 (2016)
View the Source2. Norak (Wikipedia)
Lead section
The city was founded in 1960 alongside the construction of Nurek Dam, which was completed in 1980.
- In Group: Cities of Central Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
View the Source3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 38.3883,69.325
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevationQuote, results elevation
"elevation": 661.0
4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 38.25, 69.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 38.25, 69.25
38.25 69.25 Csa
5. GeoNames: Norak - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1220905Quote, cities500 record 1220905
38.38917 69.32272 P PPLA2 TJ 02 18122 660 Asia/Dushanbe
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