Rogun Dam
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Rogun Dam is a major hydroelectric dam project in Tajikistan intended to become one of the tallest dams in the world and a key source of the country’s power generation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rogun Dam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6554778 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rogun Dam Context triple: [Vakhsh River, hasHydropowerDam, Rogun Dam]
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A.
Nurek Dam
Nurek Dam is a massive Soviet-era earth-fill embankment dam in Tajikistan, once the world’s tallest, built for hydroelectric power generation and irrigation on the Vakhsh River.
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B.
Kok-Aral Dam
The Kok-Aral Dam is a hydraulic structure in Kazakhstan built to separate and raise water levels in the North Aral Sea, aiding in the partial ecological and economic recovery of the region.
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C.
Enguri Dam
Enguri Dam is a massive arch dam in western Georgia, notable as one of the tallest concrete arch dams in the world and a key source of hydroelectric power for the region.
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D.
Sayano–Shushenskaya Dam
The Sayano–Shushenskaya Dam is a massive hydroelectric power station in southern Siberia and Russia’s largest power plant, known both for its significant electricity production and a catastrophic turbine hall accident in 2009.
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E.
Aras Dam
Aras Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam on the transboundary Aras River, playing a key role in water management and power generation in the region between Iran and the South Caucasus.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rogun Dam Target entity description: Rogun Dam is a major hydroelectric dam project in Tajikistan intended to become one of the tallest dams in the world and a key source of the country’s power generation.
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A.
Nurek Dam
Nurek Dam is a massive Soviet-era earth-fill embankment dam in Tajikistan, once the world’s tallest, built for hydroelectric power generation and irrigation on the Vakhsh River.
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B.
Kok-Aral Dam
The Kok-Aral Dam is a hydraulic structure in Kazakhstan built to separate and raise water levels in the North Aral Sea, aiding in the partial ecological and economic recovery of the region.
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C.
Enguri Dam
Enguri Dam is a massive arch dam in western Georgia, notable as one of the tallest concrete arch dams in the world and a key source of hydroelectric power for the region.
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D.
Sayano–Shushenskaya Dam
The Sayano–Shushenskaya Dam is a massive hydroelectric power station in southern Siberia and Russia’s largest power plant, known both for its significant electricity production and a catastrophic turbine hall accident in 2009.
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E.
Aras Dam
Aras Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam on the transboundary Aras River, playing a key role in water management and power generation in the region between Iran and the South Caucasus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| associatedProject | CASA-1000 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionResumed | 2008 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1976 ⓘ |
| controversy |
downstream water availability concerns
ⓘ
tensions with Uzbekistan ⓘ |
| country | Tajikistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryBorderDownstream | Uzbekistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damType |
earth-fill dam
ⓘ
embankment dam ⓘ rock-fill dam ⓘ |
| designedHeight |
335 metres
ⓘ
approximately 1,099 feet ⓘ |
| designedInstalledCapacity |
3.6 GW
ⓘ
3600 MW ⓘ |
| designFeature | central clay core ⓘ |
| developer | Government of Tajikistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| environmentalImpactConcern | changes in Amu Darya flow regime ⓘ |
| financingMethod |
domestic bond issuance
ⓘ
state budget ⓘ |
| firstUnitCommissioned | 2018 ⓘ |
| intendedRole |
backbone of Tajikistan’s power system
ⓘ
export-oriented power plant ⓘ key source of electricity for Tajikistan ⓘ |
| languageNameRussian | Рогунская ГЭС NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageNameTajik | Нерӯгоҳи барқи обии Роғун NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Dushanbe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Asia
ⓘ
Districts of Republican Subordination NERFINISHED ⓘ Pamir-Alay mountain system NERFINISHED ⓘ Vakhsh River NERFINISHED ⓘ Vakhsh Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Roghun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainContractor |
Salini Impregilo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Webuild NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
planned tallest dam in the world by structural height
ⓘ
planned to be one of the tallest dams in the world ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 6 ⓘ |
| operator | Rogun Hydropower Plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Government of Tajikistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Central Asia–South Asia power trade plans
ⓘ
Tajikistan energy sector ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
irrigation support ⓘ power generation ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Rogun Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirType | artificial lake ⓘ |
| riverBasin | Amu Darya basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondUnitCommissioned | 2019 ⓘ |
| seismicRisk | high seismicity region ⓘ |
| singleTurbineCapacity | 600 MW ⓘ |
| status | under construction ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rogun Dam Description of subject: Rogun Dam is a major hydroelectric dam project in Tajikistan intended to become one of the tallest dams in the world and a key source of the country’s power generation.
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