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Tarbela Dam is located in the Haripur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

It is the largest  built over the River Indus

It is 485 feet (148 m) high above the Indus riverbed.

it is the largest earth-filled dam in the world

It is construction began in 1968

it was Completed in 1976

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Grand Coulee Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington

It built to produce hydroelectric power and provide irrigation water.

Constructed between 1933 and 1942, Grand Coulee originally had two powerhouses.

Explanation

The Aswan Dam was located in Aswan, Egypt 

It was built across the Nile river

 It is one of the largest embankment dams in the world.

Construction began on January 9, 1960

The dam was opened on July 21, 1970.

Its maximum length is 550 km (340 mi)

It has a height of 111 m (364 ft).

Explanation

Tarbela Dam  is the largest earth-filled dam in the world

It is located in the Haripur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

it is 485 feet (148 m) high above the Indus riverbed.

Its construction began in 1968

it was Completed in 1976

Construction was undertaken by the Italian firm Salini Impregilo.

Explanation

For a time, Grand Coulee Dam was the largest concrete structure ever built, but today that distinction goes to the Three Gorges Dam in China, completed in 2009.

Explanation

Mirani Dam is located in the Dashat river
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Mirani Dam was completed in July 2006 and began impounding the Dasht River in August 2006.
The feasibility report of the Mirani dam project was first completed in 1956. 
Mirani Dam was commissioned by(WAPDA) in 2001 to provide water for Gwadar city. 
The Length of Mirani Dam is 3,350 ft (1,020 m)

Mirani Dam is in Kech District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.

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Nurek is a dam in Tajikistan

It is located on the Vakhsh River

It is one of the world's highest dams.

The dam is 984 feet (300 meters) high

It was completed in 1980

Nurek, Tajikistan: the city was established in 1960 to support the construction of the Nurek Dam,

Explanation

Three Gorges Dam: hydroelectric gravity dam

Three Gorges Dam: world's largest power station in terms of installed capacity (since 2012)

Location: Central China

Explanation

to make one's mark means:  To gain distinction 

کسی کی نشانی بنانے کا مطلب ہے: امتیاز حاصل کرنا

The idiom "make one's mark" means to be successful and famous doing something

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Explanation

Old biggest concrete dam in the World is Grand Coulee Dam

The new biggest concrete dam in the World is Three Gorges Dam

The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric gravity dam, in Hubei province, central China,

The Three Gorges Dam has been the world's largest power station in terms of installed capacity  (22,500 MW) since 2012

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