Image of the Tarbela Dam from space.

Tarbela Dam (or the National Dam) (Urdu: تربیلا بند ) is a large dam on the Indus River in Pakistan. It is located about 50 kilometers North-West of Islamabad near Haripur District. It is one of the largest earth filled dams in the world and it is a major source of Pakistan's total hydroelectric capacity. Tarbela Dam is part of the Indus Basin Project, which resulted from a water treaty signed in 1960 between India and Pakistan, guaranteeing Pakistan water supplies independent of upstream control by India. Construction began in 1968, and continued until completion in 1976. The dam has a volume of 138,600,000 cubic yards (106,000,000 m³). With a reservoir capacity of 11,098,000 acre-feet (13.69 km³), the dam is 469 feet (143 m) high and 8,997 feet (2,743 m) wide at its crest. It helps to maintain the flow of the Indus during seasonal fluctuations. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (662x1000, 433 KB) Summary NASA photograph (ISS005-E-12804) taken by of the Tarbela Dam on the Indus River in Pakistan (see [1]). Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Tarbela Dam Metadata This file contains additional information... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (662x1000, 433 KB) Summary NASA photograph (ISS005-E-12804) taken by of the Tarbela Dam on the Indus River in Pakistan (see [1]). Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Tarbela Dam Metadata This file contains additional information... The phrase Zaban-e Urdu-e Mualla written in Urdu Urdu () is an Indo-European language of the Indo-Aryan family that developed under Persian, Turkish, Arabic, Hindi, and Sanskrit influence in South Asia during the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire (1200-1800). ... Satellite image of the Indus River basin. ... Haripur is a city in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan, 65 km north of Islamabad and 35 km south of Abbottabad, in a hilly plain area . ... Hydroelectric dam diagram The waters of Llyn Stwlan, the upper reservoir of the Ffestiniog Pumped-Storage Scheme in north Wales, can just be glimpsed on the right. ... Satellite image of the Indus River basin. ...

Tarbela is a beautiful valley surrounded by mountains. It is divided in different colonies like Sobra City, Right Bank Colony, Sanobar Colony and Mehran Colony. Many of the residents are employees of Wapda.

A new, smaller hydro-electric power project has been developed downstream known as the Ghazi Barotha Hydel Power Project. It is solely for generating electricity and has a water channel with the highest flow in the world. The Ghazi Barotha Dam (Urdu: غازى بروتھا بند ) is located on the Indus River in Pakistan. ...

While the dam has fulfilled its purpose in storing water for agricultural use in Pakistan, there have been environmental consequences to the Indus river delta. Reduction of seasonal flooding and reduced water flows to the delta have decreased mangrove stands and the abundance of some fish species.

A recent novel, "Tarbela damned - Pakistan tamed" ([1]) is based on a plan to sabotage the dam and threaten Pakistan's economy.

Coordinates: 34°05′23″N, 72°41′54″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...