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Nurek Dam

A massive hydroelectric dam on the Vakhsh River that became the tallest dam in the world at the time of completion and remains a core infrastructure precedent in Central Asia.

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1961-1980

Nurek, Khatlon, Tajikistan

Hydroelectric dam

infrastructure dam energy earth concrete Hydroelectric dam

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