Tarbela Dam

Tarbela Dam is constructed on the Indus River in Pakistan, and is the largest earth-filled dam in the world. It is located in Terbela in Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, at the distance of 50km from Islamabad, on the narrow channel of the Indus River between Haripur and Swabi.

It is 485 feet high from the normal flow of the river. Tarbela Reservoir, Tarbela Lake, with an area of 250 square kilometres is used to store water for the production of electricity and irrigation purposes. The dam was constructed as a part of the Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan.

About Haripur

Haripur is situated in Hazara at the distance of 160 km from Peshawar on Karakorum Highway N35 on the bank of the Dor River, at an altitude of 2,000 feet. It was also the main city in the ancient Gandhara civilization. Mostly, it has hilly plain area with deep forest.