Hirakud Dam
The longest earthen dam on earth.
- Where
- Sambalpur, Odisha, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 21.5308, 83.8717
Get the Hirakud Dam stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Hirakud Dam. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Odisha volume with your photos and a note.
Near Hirakud Dam
Samaleswari Temple 11 km
Western Odisha's presiding goddess.
Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary 24 km
Three hundred and forty square kilometres above the Hirakud water in Bargarh district.
Huma Temple 28 km
A temple that leans, and has not fallen.
Khandadhar Falls 59 km
Two hundred and forty metres, in iron ore country.
Gandhamardhan hills 129 km
A hill between Balangir and Bargarh, known for the medicinal plants that grow on it.
Mainpat 146 km
A plateau at eleven hundred metres settled by Tibetan refugees in 1962, with bogs that swallow a walking stick.
Barnawapara Sanctuary 154 km
Teak and sal in central Chhattisgarh, with gaur, sloth bear and a large resident population of chital.
Malhar 169 km
Layers of Satavahana, Sarabhapuriya and Kalachuri in one field.
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Questions
Where is Hirakud Dam?
Hirakud Dam is in Sambalpur, Odisha. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Samaleswari Temple (11 km), Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary (24 km), Huma Temple (28 km).
How do I get the Hirakud Dam stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Hirakud Dam and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Odisha volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Hirakud Dam before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Odisha volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.